Subject: Re: Pine and Win95 -- SOLUTION

From: Greg Tsigaridas <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 21 May 1997 12:21:31 -0400 (EDT)

On Tue, 20 May 1997, Andy Behrens wrote:
>
> On Fri, 9 May 1997, Merton Campbell Crockett wrote:
> > I'm a little confused.  Windows95 isn't involved in the environment that
> > you describe.  You are using Unix and any printing that you would do of
> > messages will be printed in the Unix environment. 
> > 
> 
> Greg did say that he was using Telnet to connect from Windows95 to the
> Unix system on which his mailbox resides.  Presumably he's using Pine's
> "print to attached PC printer" option, which sends escape sequences to turn
> the PC's printer on and off. 
> 

That's right, and thanks to the advice of Robert J. Wilshe...

> 
> A common problem that I had my share of frustration with also!  The
> packaged emulator that ships with Win95 does not accept the printer
> control codes that are passed when you "print-from-ansi".  You need a
> different emulator...
>

...we're now using EWAN telnet to access Pine, and pressing 'Y' to print
works perfectly!

Thanks for all the suggestions!

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