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4.1.2 Printing a message

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.