cupsys vs lpd Re:debian/woody powrpc + /dev/lp* + serial

[Max Blanco]

On Mon, 25 Aug 2003, Lennart Sorensen wrote:

> Well you could install the cupsys printer system (much much better than
> lpr/lpd) and the approrpaite cupsomatic/foomatic packages to get
> http://localhost:631 working and see if using the web interface it works
> then.  It has a pretty good list of printers and ports to choose from.
> 
> Assuming the cable is right, that should do something.  Well hopefully.
> 

Thanks for the tip.  See my post to Peter earlier today.  I prefer to get 
into the stuff I know, albeit poorly.  I think the concept of web 
interface is good, but it requires httpd to work and adds another level of 
indirection.  This is fine if you want/like a m$-type interface, but not 
if you want to get under the hood.  Why replicate m$ behaviour?

When you get down to it, IMHO, "cat" 
is the way to go.  lpd is second best (1 level of indirection).  cupsys is 
third (multiple levels of indirection; httpd required).  (Yes, I know that 
if you extend my logic, I'd be talking to the printer in hex.)

Is cupsys an interface to /etc/printcap?  

The cable works all right.

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