lpr output filters
Kim Greer
klg at dukeac.UUCP
Thu Apr 13 22:27:54 AEST 1989
In article <16878 at mimsy.UUCP> chris at mimsy.UUCP (Chris Torek) writes:
++The discussion is really about `files that can be viewed on a terminal
++but not printed'.
++
++It is worth noting that this effort is doomed to failure, as there
++are terminals that are printers, or have integral printers.
++
++If you have physically secure terminals, you could set something up
++so that the files can be viewed only on /dev/ttyA2, /dev/ttyh0, and
++so forth.
++--
++In-Real-Life: Chris Torek, Univ of MD Comp Sci Dept (+1 301 454 7163)
++Domain: chris at mimsy.umd.edu Path: uunet!mimsy!chris
I think Chris is right; it is doomed. Even "secure" terminals can
run "script" to capture the screen output and then immediately print
the typescript file. You don't have script on your system? A pd
version is available.
--
Kim L. Greer
Duke University Medical Center try: klg at orion.mc.duke.edu
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