We do a lot of print spooling of large files(3Mb), and yes there is a hard coded size limit in lpd which can be overidden with the mx#0 in /etc/printcap. >From man printcap: mx num 1000 maximum file size (in BUFSIZ blocks), -- INTERNET: abrams at bnl.gov |/ | ^ BITNET: abrams at bnlux0.BITNET |\ |__ /-\