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wollman
bf21e6b4e0 Mega lpd/lpd upgrade, part I:
- Get rid of a lot of the static variables which were shared by
  many routines and programs in the suite.
- Create an abstract interface to the printcap database, so that
  other retrieval and iteration mechanisms could be developed
  (e.g., YP, Hesiod, or automatic retrieval from a trusted server).
- Give each capability a human-readable name in addition to the historic
  two-character one.
- Otherwise generally clean up a lot of dark corners.  Many still remain.
- When submitting jobs, use the official login name record (from getlogin())
  if there is one, rather than reverse-mapping the uid.

More to come...
1997-12-02 20:46:22 +00:00