Trevor C Poole <[log in to unmask]> wrote in message news:F4B1826B1A21D211AEC5006008207AF402114A0B@dogbert.csillc.com... > Hello, > > Just subscribed. > We have an HP3000 model 996 running HP3000 Rel C.55.00 MPE/iX HP31900 > C.05.08 > > Dunno squat about the HP. > What I do know is that we wish to send a large print job from the HP to our > IBM mainframe via Lpr. We already have a server on th IBM wich sucks stuff > in nicely from other platforms. > > So far I have found two likely candidates in Minisoft's Netprint product and > RAC Consultings Printpath product (ESPUL and others) > > I would appreciate your comments please. Am I going the right direction ? > Can I do the deed better, cheaper, some other way ? > > I can live without the bells and whistles as long as I can Lpr a file over > our Intranet via Tcp/Ip > We've used Netprint for a few years now and it does what it does. There aren't many bells and whistles. I don't know what support is like, I haven't needed any :) -- Mark Undrill Affirm Limited