Sorry about that earlier message.  I had put the original aside to respond
later & accidentally sent it.  Netmail/3000 by 3k can do what you want.
                                -----Original Message-----
                                From:   John Zoltak
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                                Sent:   Friday, May 08, 1998 2:33 PM
                                To:     [log in to unmask]
                                Subject:        Re: Spooler to Internet PC
printer setup

                                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
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                                > 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
                                > Allaire Alliance Partner
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