NAME
pr3287 - IBM host printing tool
SYNOPSIS
pr3287 [ options ] [ L: ] [[ LUname [, LUname ...]@] hostname [: port
]]
DESCRIPTION
pr3287 opens a telnet connection to an IBM host, and emulates an IBM
3287 printer. It implements RFCs 2355 (TN3270E), 1576 (TN3270) and
1646 (LU name selection).
If the hostname is prefixed with L:, the connection will be made
through an SSL tunnel. pr3287 also supports TELNET START-TLS option
negotiation without any need for command-line options.
A specific LU name to use may be specified by prepending it to the
hostname with an ‘@’. Multiple LU names to try can be separated by
commas. An empty LU can be placed in the list with an extra comma.
The port to connect to defaults to telnet. This can be overridden by
appending a port to the hostname with a colon ‘:’.
OPTIONS
pr3287 understands the following options:
-assoc LUname
Causes the session to be associated with the specified LUname.
-blanklines
In LU3 formatted mode, print blank lines even if they are all
NULLs or control characters. (This is a violation of the 3270
printer protocol, but some hosts require it.)
-charset name
Specifies an alternate host code page (input EBCDIC mapping).
The default maps the U.S. English (037) code page to the current
locale character encoding. pr3287 generally supports the same
host character sets as x3270.
-command command
Specifies the command to run for each print job. The default is
lpr.
-crlf Causes newline characters in the output to be expanded to
carriage-return/linefeed sequences.
-daemon
Causes pr3287 to become a daemon (background) process.
-eojtimeout seconds
Causes pr3287 to flush the print job after seconds seconds of
inactivity.
-ignoreeoj
Ignore TN3270E PRINT-EOJ commands, relying on UNBIND commands to
indicate the ends of print jobs.
-ffskip
Causes pr3287 to ignore a FF (formfeed) order if it occurs at
the top of a page.
-ffthru
In SCS mode, causes pr3287 to pass FF (formfeed) orders through
to the printer as ASCII formfeed characters, rather than
simulating them based on the values of the MPL (maximum
presentation line) and TM (top margin) parameters.
The printer can be the name of a local printer, or a UNC path to a
remote printer, e.g., <b>\serverrinter1</b>.
-proxy type:host[:port]
Causes pr3287 to connect via the specified proxy, instead of
using a direct connection. The host can be an IP address or
hostname. The optional port can be a number or a service name.
For a list of supported proxy types, see PROXY below.
-reconnect
Causes pr3287 to reconnect to the host, whenever the connection
is broken. There is a 5-second delay between reconnect
attempts, to reduce network thrashing for down or misconfigured
hosts.
-trace Turns on data stream tracing. Trace information is usually
saved in the file /tmp/x3trc.pid.
-tracedir dir
Specifies the directory to save trace files in, instead of /tmp.
-trnpre file
Specifies a file containing data that will be sent to the
printer before each print job. The file contents are treated as
transparent data, i.e., they are not translated in any way.
-trnpost file
Specifies a file containing data that will be sent to the
printer after each print job. The file contents are treated as
transparent data, i.e., they are not translated in any way.
-v Display build and version information and exit.
SIGNALS
SIGINT, SIGHUP and SIGTERM cause the current print job to be flushed
(any pending data to be printed) and pr3287 to exit.
SIGUSR1 causes the current print job to be flushed without otherwise
affecting the pr3287 process.
PROXY
The -proxy option causes pr3287 to use a proxy server to connect to the
host. The syntax of the option is:
type:host[:port]
The supported values for type are:
Proxy Type Protocol Default Port
----------------------------------------------
http RFC 2817 HTTP 3128
tunnel (squid)
passthru Sun in.telnet-gw none
socks4 SOCKS version 4 1080
socks5 SOCKS version 5 1080
(RFC 1928)
telnet No protocol (just none
send connect host
port)
The special types socks4a and socks5d can also be used to force the
proxy server to do the hostname resolution for the SOCKS protocol.
SEE ALSO
x3270(1), c3270(1), telnet(1), tn3270(1)
Data Stream Programmer’s Reference, IBM GA23-0059
Character Set Reference, IBM GA27-3831
3174 Establishment Controller Functional Description, IBM GA23-0218
RFC 1576, TN3270 Current Practices
RFC 1646, TN3270 Extensions for LUname and Printer Selection
RFC 2355, TN3270 Enhancements
COPYRIGHTS
Copyright 1993-2009, Paul Mattes.
Copyright 1990, Jeff Sparkes.
Copyright 1989, Georgia Tech Research Corporation (GTRC), Atlanta, GA
30332.
All rights reserved.
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
met:
* Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
* Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided
with the distribution.
* Neither the names of Paul Mattes, Jeff Sparkes, GTRC nor the
names of their contributors may be used to endorse or promote
products derived from this software without specific prior
written permission.
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY PAUL MATTES, JEFF SPARKES AND GTRC ‘AS IS’
AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL PAUL MATTES, JEFF SPARKES OR
GTRC BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR
PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING
NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
VERSION
pr3287 3.3.10ga4
02 October 2009