Re: [seul-edu] Re: File formats and distance learning

[Les Richardson <richl@mail.tfsd.sk.ca>]

> Now my suggestion; Make a "Create PDF" server using samba.  
> You can use samba to create a network printer which accepts
> a print job and creates a PDF file.  The user then can retreive
> their new PDF via a windows share.
 
What would be the input format (that you are uploading via smb)?
As well, what is the conversion software?

> If you are interested in the relevant part of my smb.conf file,

I would be.

> I'd be glad to post it.  I got the idea from a recent Linux Magazine
> or Linux Journal article (don't remember which) but I had to change
> things slightly from what was in the article to get it to work.