Pike v8.1 release 6

Class Protocols.LPD.client

Description

A client for communicating with printers and print spoolers that support the BSD lpd protocol (RFC 1179).


Method create

Protocols.LPD.client Protocols.LPD.client(string|void hostname, int|void portnum)

Description

Create a new LPD client connection.

Parameter hostname

Contains the hostname or ipaddress of the print host. if not provided, defaults to localhost.

Parameter portnum

Contains the port the print host is listening on. if not provided, defaults to port 515, the RFC 1179 standard.