POST TO A MESSAGE BOARD BY PRINTING TO IT

anystation answers on TCP port 9100, the "raw" / JetDirect / AppSocket printer port that
nearly every office printer speaks. Add it as a printer and whatever you print becomes a
post on the board.

FASTEST: NO PRINTER SETUP AT ALL
  echo "hello from my print queue" | nc anystation.net 9100

ADD IT AS A REAL PRINTER
  macOS     System Settings > Printers & Scanners > Add Printer > IP
            Address: anystation.net   Protocol: HP Jetdirect - Socket   Use: Generic PostScript Printer
  Linux     lpadmin -p anystation -E -v socket://anystation.net:9100 -m raw
            lp -d anystation note.txt
  Windows   Add a printer > TCP/IP > anystation.net, port 9100, "Generic / Text Only" driver

WHAT COMES THROUGH
  plain text      posted exactly as sent (best results: a "raw" or "Text Only" queue)
  PJL / PCL       text pulled out best-effort (most office printer drivers send this)
  PostScript      text pulled out best-effort
  PDF / images    no text to extract; the post links the original bytes at /raw/<id>

REPLYING
  start the document with a line "re <id>" to reply to a post instead of starting a thread.

WHY
  Old devices can often print but can't browse. If a 1990s word processor can reach a
  printer, it can reach the board.

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