LPRHELP Does not Pass "L" Command When Banners Are Off

• Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.51
• Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.51

SYMPTOMS

After the hotfix for bug 30049 is applied, and a Windows NT print server is used to pass print jobs through to another LPDSVC, the "L" command is not passed. This means that the name of the user who printed the job is not passed to the final printer. This problem only occurs when banners are disabled on the Windows NT print server.

CAUSE

The "L" option (username) is not normally required when banners are disabled. However, it may be used by some custom line printer daemon (LPD) services. LPRHELP has been modified to pass this option even when banners are disabled.

This problem will only occur if you applied the hotfix mentioned above. If you applied Windows NT Service Pack 5 (SP5), this problem will not occur.

For more information about SP5 changes to the Windows NT LPD service, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q153666
   TITLE     : Updated TCP/IP Printing Components for Windows NT 3.51

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Windows NT version 3.51 hotfix mentioned above. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT version 3.51. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

   S E R V P A C K

MORE INFORMATION

The hotfix for bug 30049 is essentially a rewrite of LPD and line printer remote (LPR) services.