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From: roberto@keltia.freenix.fr (Ollivier Robert)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: lpr: copy file is too large
Date: 11 Dec 1995 14:52:46 GMT
Organization: Herve Schauer Consultants
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In article <DJEnMM.Hp4@xenitec.on.ca>,
Vance Shipley <vances@xenitec.xenitec.on.ca> wrote:
> mx         num       1000                   maximum file size (in BUFSIZ
>                                                  blocks), zero = unlimited

You  can also use the '-s'  option to lpr, it  will make a symbolic link to
your file instead of copying it in the spool. 

[ Cc'ed to Vance ]
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