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lpdclient is a small line printer daemon (lpd) client program to enable an EPOC device with a TCP/IP network link to a Unix/Linux box to print via the Unix lpd service. (Dont forget the Internet Dialup link is a TCP/IP link so this is supported on all EPOC R5 platforms with web broswing or email capability.)

There are a number of solutions available to enable an EPOC device to transfer files with a *ix box for those who cannot/dont want to use a Windows machine to host the Symbian supplied EPOC Connect or PsiWin packages. However none of these seem to support a “Print-via-PC” option that PsiWin provides.

This is my attempt to add that functionality.

Once the lpdclient application is installed and running on the EPOC device, printing via lpd is supported using the print to file option provided by the standard EPOC print setup dialog box. Any file which is saved as C:\queue@host.lpd will automatically be sent by the lpdclient to the specified “queue” on the specified *ix “host”. Once the file is sucessfully queued it is automatically deleted from the EPOC device’s C:\ directory.

The specified queue on the lpd host must be capable of handling the format of the print file. Normally this will be a “raw” queue and the printer type selected on the EPOC device should match the printer type on the lpd host.

Another, possibly better, option is to download Andrew Johnson’s excellent PostScript driver for EPOC and use this to print to a PostScript compatible queue on the lpd host (if you dont have a PostScript printer most linux hosts support PostScript printer emulation - via GhostScript).

The TCP/IP network connection between the EPOC device and the lpd host relies on a working serial PPP connection and a minor addition to the lpd host’s “hosts” and “hosts.lpd” files.

LICENSE : Shareware

DOWNLOAD LINK : Website Developer

SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS : Not Applicable

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS : Psion