An Overview of the Common UNIX Printing System, Version 1.1
White Papers the Berkeley Line Printer Daemon ("LPD") and the AT&T Line Printer system. These printing systems were designed in the 70's for printing text to line printers; vendors have since added varying levels of support for other types of printers.
[August 14, 2009, 0:00]
Solaris bug gives hackers free rein
News The line printer daemon (in.lpd), as it is called, contains a flaw in the "transfer job" routine that could allow hackers to overflow an unchecked buffer, a common means of gaining unauthorised access to a computer.
[June 21, 2001, 14:14]
Watch for top Linux/Unix threats
News U7 Line Printer Daemon (LPD) Printer daemon You should not allow Sendmail to run in daemon mode except on dedicated mail servers or relays. Otherwise, disable the BIND daemon (named) unless needed. LPD lets users connect to a printer via TCP port 512.
[October 22, 2002, 8:29]
