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In order to print a message, press Alt-W. Select ‘Print’. That’s all about it, the message will be printed! But how did MsgEd TE know how to find your printer? Well, on OS/2, DOS and Windows it just uses the standard printer, known as ‘PRN’, which is usually connected to the first parallel port. On UNIX, it calls the ‘lpr’ command with no special options, which will lead to the default queue being used.
If you want to use a different printer for printing mails – for example, you
might have two printers, one for high quality office correspondance, and one
for quick printouts, and want to use the latter one for printing Fidonet
messages –, you can use the Printer
keyword in the MsgEd TE
configuration file to select a different printer. See The
Printer
Configuration Keyword, for more information.