# wpr3287 Manual Page

## Contents

> Name
> Synopsis
> Description
> Options
> Environment
> Proxy
> See Also
> Copyrights
> Version

## Name

wpr3287 - IBM host printing tool

## Synopsis

wpr3287 [ options ] [ L: ] [[ LUname [, LUname ...]@] hostname [: port ]]

## Description

wpr3287 opens a telnet connection to an IBM host, and emulates an IBM 3287 printer. It implements RFCs 2355 (TN3270E), 1576 (TN3270) and 1646 (LU name selection).

If the hostname is prefixed with L:, the connection will be made through an SSL tunnel. wpr3287 also supports TELNET START-TLS option negotiation without any need for command-line options.

A specific LU name to use may be specified by prepending it to the hostname with an `@'. Multiple LU names to try can be separated by commas. An empty LU can be placed in the list with an extra comma.

The port to connect to defaults to telnet. This can be overridden by appending a port to the hostname with a colon `:'.

## Options

wpr3287 understands the following options:

-assoc LUname
  Causes the session to be associated with the specified LUname.
-blanklines
  In LU3 formatted mode, print blank lines even if they are all NULLs or control characters. (This is a violation of the 3270 printer protocol, but some hosts require it.)
-cadir directory
  Specifies a directory containing CA (root) certificates to use when verifying a certificate provided by the host.
-cafile filename
  Specifies a PEM-format file containing CA (root) certificates to use when verifying a certificate provided by the host.
-certfile filename
  Specifies a file containing a certificate to provide to the host, if requested. The default file type is PEM.
-certfiletype type
  Specifies the type of the certificate file specified by -certfile. Type can be pem or asn1.
-chainfile filename
  Specifies a certificate chain file in PEM format, containing a certificate to provide to the host if requested, as well as one or more intermediate certificates and the CA certificate used to sign that certificate. If -chainfile is specified, it overrides -certfile.
-charset name
  Specifies an alternate host code page (input EBCDIC mapping). The default maps the U.S. English (037) code page to the the system ANSI code page (unless overridden by the -printercp option). wpr3287 generally supports the same host character sets as wc3270.
-nocrlf
  Causes newline characters in the output to be left as-is, and not expanded to carriage-return/linefeed sequences.
-eojtimeout seconds
  Causes wpr3287 to complete the print job after seconds seconds of inactivity.
-emflush
  Causes wpr3287 to flush any pending printer output whenever an EM (End of Medium) order arrives in unformatted 3270 mode. This can help preserve multi-page output with hosts that do not clear the 3270 buffer between pages.
-ignoreeoj
  Ignore TN3270E PRINT-EOJ commands, relying on UNBIND commands to indicate the ends of print jobs.
-ffeoj
  Causes wpr3287 to add a FF (formfeed) at the end of each print job.
-ffskip
  Causes wpr3287 to ignore a FF (formfeed) order if it occurs at the top of a page.
-ffthru
  In SCS mode, causes wpr3287 to pass FF (formfeed) orders through to the printer as ASCII formfeed characters, rather than simulating them based on the values of the MPL (maximum presentation line) and TM (top margin) parameters.
-keyfile filename
  Specifies a file containing the private key for the certificate file (specified via -certfile or -chainfile). The default file type is PEM.
-keyfiletype type
  Specifies the type of the private key file specified by -keyfile. Type can be pem or asn1.
-keypasswd type:value
  Specifies the password for the private key file, if it is encrypted. The argument can be file:filename, specifying that the password is in a file, or string:string, specifying the password on the command-line directly.
-printer printer
  Specifies the Windows printer to use for each print job. The default is to use the printer specified by the $PRINTER environment variable, if defined, and otherwise to use the default Windows printer.
-printercp codepage
  Specifies the code page to use when generating printer output. The default is to use the system ANSI code page.

  The printer can be the name of a local printer

-proxy type:host[:port]
  Causes wpr3287 to connect via the specified proxy, instead of using a direct connection. The host can be an IP address or hostname. The optional port can be a number or a service name. For a list of supported proxy types, see PROXY below.
-reconnect
  Causes wpr3287 to reconnect to the host, whenever the connection is broken. There is a 5-second delay between reconnect attempts, to reduce network thrashing for down or misconfigured hosts.
-selfsignedok
  Allow self-signed host certificates.
-trace
  Turns on data stream tracing. Trace information is usually saved in the file x3trc.pid.txt.
-trnpre file
  Specifies a file containing data that will be sent to the printer before each print job. The file contents are treated as transparent data, i.e., they are not translated in any way.
-trnpost file
  Specifies a file containing data that will be sent to the printer after each print job. The file contents are treated as transparent data, i.e., they are not translated in any way.
-v
  Display build and version information and exit.
-verifycert
  Verify the host certificate for tunneled SSL and negotiated SSL/TLS connections.

## Environment

PRINTER
  Specifies the Windows printer to use for print jobs. The -printer command-line option overrides $PRINTER.

## Proxy

The -proxy option causes wpr3287 to use a proxy server to connect to the host. The syntax of the option is:

> type:host[:port]

The supported values for type are:

Proxy Type | Protocol | Default Port
http | RFC 2817 HTTP tunnel (squid) | 3128
passthru | Sun in.telnet-gw | none
socks4 | SOCKS version 4 | 1080
socks5 | SOCKS version 5 (RFC 1928) | 1080
telnet | No protocol (just send connect host port) | none

The special types socks4a and socks5d can also be used to force the proxy server to do the hostname resolution for the SOCKS protocol.

## See Also

wc3270(1)
Data Stream Programmer's Reference, IBM GA23-0059
Character Set Reference, IBM GA27-3831
3174 Establishment Controller Functional Description, IBM GA23-0218
RFC 1576, TN3270 Current Practices
RFC 1646, TN3270 Extensions for LUname and Printer Selection
RFC 2355, TN3270 Enhancements

## Copyrights

Copyright © 1993-2013, Paul Mattes.
Copyright © 1990, Jeff Sparkes.
Copyright © 1989, Georgia Tech Research Corporation (GTRC), Atlanta, GA 30332.
All rights reserved.

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  ## Version

  wpr3287 3.3.12ga12

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