-- [ From: John P. Burke * EMC.Ver #2.10P ] -- In an earlier post about a problem we encountered with serial I/O, I noted that serial printer profiles on MPE/iX 5.0 are hard configured to grab as many as 16 terminal buffers. This explains why the spooler may report a file done even though many pages (paper) remain to be actually printed. And one of the reasons why recovery is so haphazard. This is the most frustrating aspect of working with serial printers; especially when you have worked with HP-IB connected printers and their very robust recovery capabilities. I realize this may have other (unforeseen and potentially dangerous) consequences, but if the system manager had the ability to adjust this number (down), tuning for actual conditions and needs, it seems that we could improve the recovery ability for serial spooled printers. Particularly for small spoolfiles or when problems occur near the end of a print run. Any comments? From "spoolers'are'us"? John Burke [log in to unmask]