How about using some kind of mail system where the user requests the
report, it gets printed and converted to plain text then moved to a mail
system for later pickup by the requestor.

John Zoltak
North American Mfg Co

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael L Gueterman [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Friday, May 08, 1998 2:13 PM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      [HP3000-L] Spooler to Internet PC printer setup
>
>   I've got what I believe is an interesting "Friday Challenge" for
> the combined knowledge base located on HP3000-L.
>
> What are my options for sending spooled print files from the 3000
> to a PC based printer somewhere out on the Internet?  I don't have
> a firm grasp yet on the remote hardware/software configuration,
> but I believe it to be:
> .  Windows 95 or NT based PC with a serial or parallel printer
> attached,
> .  Dialing up to a local ISP and connecting via a termulator to the
> 3000.
> .  Logging in and running a VPLUS program, and periodically requesting
>    reports.
> .  The reports are generated by launching a batch job, writing the
> output
>    to a spooler.
> .  Something picks up the report and passes it to the PC.
> .  The PC prints the report.
>
>   Now besides the obvious security issues involved, what options do I
> have to get the report from "a" spooler on the 3000 to the PC?
> I have Spoolman available on the 3000, so I could run LPD on the PC
> and have Spoolman send the report to that IP address, but these IP's
> are probably going to be allocated dynamically by the local ISP and
> not static.  I also need to be able to handle the situation where the
> user requests a report, then logs off.  Later they log back on and
> their
> IP address may be different than what it was when the request was
> initially
> made.
>   I'd prefer to not get the user involved with requesting the
> "delivery"
> of an already existing report, although that might not be possible
> (I'd
> like to have the delivery mechanism "see" that the correct user is
> online
> and available to receive the report, then send that report to them for
> printing without any additional effort on the part of the user.  I may
> be dreaming here!).
>
>   Any words of wisdom (I won't accept "get real":) out there?
>
> Regards,
> Michael L Gueterman
> Easy Does It Technologies
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