This is WSLPD version 1.1, also known as the Winsock Print Manager and
Spooler.  Please see the file "netprint.txt" for more complete
information.

If you want to print anything but straight text, then please see the
note for SPOOLRAW.EXE.

Changes from version 1.0
------------------------

WSLPD.EXE (was nlpd.exe)
    nlpd.exe has become wslpd.exe; the original name is based on a
    non-Winsock program I wrote earlier.  Please take note and change
    your Program Manager icon accordingly.

    More importantly, the following changes have been made:

    1)  The data file(s) are now written binary rather than text (this
        is very important, see below).
    2)  The server socket is now reusable, meaning you won't get a
        "address in use" error and need to reboot your machine.  This
        affects folks who have a WinSock stack which is TSR based.  I
        thought I was cleaning up the socket correctly, but apparently
        not always ... until I can really hack the code again, this
        change will help you greatly.
    3)  The services database is used, but if it is not found, then
        WSLPD punts and uses the "standard" information.  This mainly
        should affect PC/TCP users and perhaps Trumpet.
    4)  The syslog file is now closed between writes.  This should help
        you if your machine crashes.

SPOOLER.EXE
    Totally unchanged; even the "About" dialog box is old.  So, here is
    the copyright notice for SPOOLER:

Copyright 1994 EG&G Idaho, Inc.
"ALL RIGHTS RESERVED"
Idaho National Engineering Laboratory

    I originally wrote and compiled spooler in Microsoft C 7.0; for
    some reason, when I tried compiling it with Visual C++, it seems to
    run and no errors are reported by the Windows calls, but nothing
    happens.  I hope/plan to rewrite it anyway using some working print
    code from another project (WSGopher).

SPOOLRAW.EXE (new)
    If you want to print **ANYTHING** but straight text, then use this
    program **INSTEAD OF** spooler.exe.  It uses the Windows API call
    'SpoolFile()' to do its job, rather than passing text to the
    Windows GDI (Graphic Device Interface).  That means that it does
    not try to interpret stuff at all.

    If you want to print PostScript to a PostScript printer, or PCL or
    HPGL or LaserJet text with escape sequences, then use spoolraw.exe
    instead of spooler.exe.

**CAVEAT**
    If you try to use both spooler.exe and spoolraw.exe, then the
    results be unpredictable.  I accept no responsibility for any
    damage to your machine, printer, work area or surrounding environs.