Each record in the configuration file represents an AppleTalk name which will appear in the Macintosh Chooser. Each record consists of a sequence of lines seperated from the other records by one or more blank lines. Lines begining with ``#'' or ``;'' are comments and do not count as blank lines. (All comments must begin with a ``#'' or ``;'' in the first column, comments at the ends of lines are not allowed.) Each line of a record consists of a keyword followed by a colon, at least one space and a parameter. Only the PPRname: and PAPname: lines are required except when the parameter to PPRname: refers to a group whose members do not all use the same PPD file, in which case the PPDfile: line is also required.
By default, the name will be advertised with the type ``LaserWriter''. If for some odd reason you wish the entity to have a different type, you may specify the type by appending a colon (``:'') and the type name to the simple name. For example: ``My Favorite Printer:SecretWriter''. A type designation is limited to 32 characters.
If the AppleTalk implementation you are using permits advertising in multiple zones (Netatalk does), you may specify a zone by appending a comercial at sign (``@'') and the zone name. (If an entity type designation is also present, the at sign and the zone name should come after it.) For example: ``My Favorite Printer@Computing Center'' or "My Favorite Printer:SecretWriter@Computing Center".
It might be useful to include the -I switch in this line so that the default switchset attached to the printer or group will be used.
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DIAGNOSTICS
Errors in this file will become evident when papsrv is restarted. By
default, the error messages will be written into the log file
/var/spool/ppr/logs/papsrv. This file should be examined after restarting
papsrv if any changes to /etc/ppr/papsrv.conf have been made.
SEE ALSO
papsrv(8), ppad(8), ``PPR, a PostScript Print Spooler'',
``Installing and Using PPR''.
HISTORY
PPR was written at Trinity College during 1993--1997.
AUTHOR
David Chappell, Trinity College Computing Center, Hartford, Connecticut.