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When I ps-print a multipage buffer in emacs on my linux box to my laser printer that emulates the PCL 6 printer protocol it takes several minutes to print those pages. This is a Samsung printer that can print 20ppm . It is apparent that each page is sent separately to the printer after whatever formating is done. How do I speed up this process? My linux box acts as my file and print server for a home network of MS boxes. The printer is connected to the parallel port of the server. The MS boxes have no trouble printing to the printer and the output is as fast as is expected. I used the RH printer config GUI to create the printspool for the linux side of the print que. I hand wrote the MS txt printer config in /etc/printcap.local so the binaries are passed directly thru. I have skimmed the Lpring support files and the magic filter scripts as well as the the scripts in /var/spool/lpd/laserprinter so I feel I am fairly familier with what I don't know. Is there any switch I can pass to lpr in emacs to spool all the pages together? I would prefer that all the pages print at once even if the formating takes some time. Jim
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