The Printing Process | Queue Types Features that set RPM apart from competitors Feature Highlights: All RPM Products :: The Printing Process :: 1. RPM receives print data from any host system sent via the LPR/LPD or Telnet printing protocols.   2. RPM processes the print data according to options configured in the queue. These options identify how the print data is converted, modified, formatted, or named. Print data can also be sent completely untouched, making RPM a central pass-through for print jobs.   3. RPM passes the print job to the Windows Print Manager or saves the file to disk. When using a text queue, RPM uses the print driver to format the data with text options such as fonts, margins, lines per inch, etc. :: Queue Types :: Queues are an integral part of RPM. Understanding queue types, queue states, and managing queues is on of the many features that set RPM apart from other LPR print server, both hardware and software. Queue management is key to getting the greatest value from RPM. :: Features that set RPM apart from competitors :: - Easy configuration for fitting text output to any size paper. Support all fonts the printer can use. A variety of host data formats enable end-users to print without host system modifications.   - Supports three queue types: text, raw, and filter. Unlimited print queue definitions accommodate routine and special printing needs. Customize data before printing. Transmit raw or pre-formatted files to any Windows printer.   - Users can easily select appropriate code page to use when printing. RPM can use any code page currently installed on the PC.   - Automatically create a print queue when a job is received, reducing network administration time by eliminating the need to search for misnamed queues.   - Extensive logging in RPM provides each message in an easy to read format. Each log message shows a unique RPM event number, the time, the source of the message, the application that generated the message, and the message text. RPM can be configured to log only a minimal amount of messages or high detail messages.   - Easily translate and convert text from different formats. Translate EBCDIC data, ASA carriage control codes, or convert SCS to ASCII for all queue types. In text mode, SCS formatting is preserved, including font changes and character positioning.   - The system administrator can completely hide RPM from the user minimizing user interaction and errors. The administrator can easily unhide RPM to do any configuration or maintenance as needed.   - When saving files to disk, RPM includes duplicate filename handling, filenames using job data such as date and time, user, job title, etc., plus options identified by key third-party integrators.   - Provides Multiple-Byte Character Sets (MBCS) for use in international languages such as Japanese, Korean, and Chinese.   - RPM follows the established UNIX model of using named queues to represent distinct processing requirements. Each queue created in RPM is fully configurable, and independent from every other queue. This means that a queue specifies actual processing, as well as the name of a printer or port. :: Feature Highlights: All RPM Products :: Text Printing One of RPM's major strengths is its ability to adapt text to the Windows fonts and printers. RPM allows selection of any Windows printer RPM stores the printer setup for that printer, including standard features such as landscape vs. portrait, and printer-specific features included by the manufacturer RPM allows the selection and use of any font supported by the printer RPM also supports overstrike, bold, and italic effects with selected font   Page Processing RPM can scale the font to fit desired number of lines per page and/or line width RPM supports "pr" style printing with page headers Override the starting and ending page on any print job For non-text printing, RPM allows definition of a page delimiter string   User Controls Start and stop processing for any queue, or individually by job Let RPM run "hands-off" or control the process as much as required Control the starting and ending page printed for a job RPM shows you the status for each queue and job, and printer status from last print request   Non-text Printing Options Pass the data directly to a Windows printer, including networked printers Invoke a program, passing the data file as an argument Pass a handle to a COM object (note: this is the most efficient method possible) Write the file to disk, giving control over the location and name   Protocols Supported RPM supports the LPD protocol as documented in RFC 1179, and the stream or reverse telnet protocol as is widely practiced. Our LPD support is second to none in the industry, providing a high level of confidence. If your business system supports LPD, then RPM supports you.   Named Queues Unlike typical PC-based print servers or hardware print devices, RPM provides flexibility by allowing the creation of unlimited named queues, and with each queue associate any combination of processing type and related options.   Multiple Print Requests RPM supports multiple print requests in a single connection; this is not allowed by the standard but is practiced in certain free UNIX systems.   UNIX "filter" Support The filter queue provides the user more control and options for naming files and handling illegal filename characters. Filter processing is now scheduled more efficiently for greater throughput.   RPM Supports Number of Copies The LPD standard does not include a provision for printing copies, but popular print clients use several non-standard means for this request. RPM supports most, if not all, including AIX and Linux/UNIX.   Zero Byte Files RPM is one of the few commercial LPD servers on any platform that accepts zero length data files. RPM interprets this to mean "the length is unknown or unspecified", and accepts data until the connection is closed. RPM Elite or Select can be configured to close the connection after a specified amount of time. ©2003 Interlink Computer Sciences, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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