Windows NT LPR Does Not Support Job Removal

ID: Q134854

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SYMPTOMS

Although Windows NT LPR conforms to RFC 1179, print job removal (command code 0x05) is not supported. When you delete a print job in Print Manager, Windows NT LPR does not send a job removal frame to printer's LPD.


CAUSE

LPR is implemented as a print monitor. The print monitor interface does not support job removal.

When a print job is deleted from Print Manager, the spooler stops spooling to the selected print monitor. The spooler does not send a job removal because there is no interface function. Therefore, the print monitor (LPR) is not notified of the job removal. Consequently, all characters already received by the print monitor get printed.


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT Workstation and Server versions 3.5, 3.51, and 4.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: prodnt 


Keywords          : kbnetwork kbprint ntprint kbbug3.50 kbbug3.51 NTSrvWkst 
Version           : 3.5 3.51 4.0
Platform          : winnt 
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Last Reviewed: January 15, 1999