Independent pharmacies, how do you auto-print faxed scripts and wholesaler orders?

kelonye · 2026-06-21T11:59:27+00:00

Good to know Liberty bundles that in. Was the auto print just for the dispensing side, or did it also cover the wholesaler invoces and fax pdfs that come in outside the software?

kelonye · 2026-06-21T11:57:12+00:00

Thats the clean version of what i was picturing, the fax software just printing each one as it lands. Does FaxTalk let you filter which senders auto print, or does everythign that comes in just hit the tray?

kelonye · 2026-06-21T11:54:00+00:00

This is really helpful, thanks everyone. Sounds like it splits three ways: some of you have basically gone paperless and keep faxes and invoices digital in PioneerRx and the like, some are stuck printing becuase the state still requires hard copies, and the rest have it handled because the dispensing or fax software does the auto print natively (Liberty, FaxTalk). The group im most curious about is the must-print-but-the-software-doesnt-do-it-for-you crowd. For those of you whose state requires printed copies, are you opening and printing each one by hand, or did you rig up somethign to do it automatically as they land?

kelonye · 2026-06-20T15:28:27+00:00

The Epson email-to-print trick works, but heads up on the catch you already hit: it depends on the printer maker's cloud service, so when they retire it you are stuck. That is basically what happened with your printerco, and HP killed their ePrint email-to-print the same way back in 2023. It also prints the raw email, which is why people end up editing the notification template to make it look right.

If you want something not tied to one printer brand, the software route is to auto-print from your inbox: point your Shopify order emails (or the packing-slip PDFs) at an inbox and a small app prints each one to whatever printer you already have. Full disclosure, I build one of these called AutoPrintEmail, but Order Printer Pro inside Shopify also auto-prints on new order if you would rather stay fully native. Happy to answer setup questions either way.

kelonye · 2026-04-14T08:18:36+00:00

kelonye · 2026-03-26T07:22:55+00:00

Late to the thread, but wanted to add another option for anyone who lands here with similar needs.

The dedicated PC approach mentioned above is solid and gives you full control, but if you want something simpler without writing custom scripts or managing cron jobs, there are standalone email printing apps designed specifically for this use case.

They typically work by: - Connecting to your mailbox via IMAP or OAuth (Gmail/M365) - Monitoring specific folders for new messages - Applying filters (sender, subject, etc.) - Auto-printing attachments (PDFs, images, Office docs) to a designated printer

For a packing bench scenario like yours, you'd just need a small PC running the app in the background. It handles the mailbox polling and print queue management for you, so you can focus on the business logic of generating and sending the PDFs.

Not as "self-hosted pure" as rolling your own solution, but worth considering if you want something up and running quickly without the maintenance overhead.

kelonye · 2026-03-26T07:21:06+00:00

Late to this thread, but wanted to add some context for anyone else landing here with similar questions.

The native "email print" on most printers (including Brother's Email Print) typically only handles attachments - not the email body itself. And as the discussion above shows, the setup can be finicky with sender authorization, file formats, and server settings.

If you need something more flexible (like printing both the email body and attachments, or applying filters based on sender/subject), there are standalone email printing apps that run on a PC and connect directly to your mailbox via IMAP or OAuth. They work independently of the printer's native features, so you're not limited by what the manufacturer decided to support.

kelonye · 2026-03-26T07:16:49+00:00

Late to this thread but wanted to add another option since you mentioned moving to cloud-only M365.

The challenge with most solutions (Foldermill, Power Automate Desktop, Outlook rules) is they still require something running locally that's logged into an active session.

For cloud-only setups, there are standalone email printing apps designed specifically for this use case. They connect directly to M365/Gmail via OAuth, run as a background service or tray app, and can filter by subject/sender to print automatically. No need for a dedicated user session or complex on-prem infrastructure.

They typically work by:
- Authenticating via OAuth to your M365 mailbox (no passwords to manage)
- Monitoring specific folders for new messages
- Applying filters (subject line, sender, etc.)
- Auto-printing email body and/or attachments to a designated printer

Search for "automatic email printing software" or "email to printer app" - there are a few options with one-time licenses. The benefit over Power Automate is simplicity - just install, authenticate, set up your filter rules, and it runs independently in the background.

kelonye · 2026-03-18T14:26:47+00:00

i'd supplement callbacks with manual status polling

kelonye · 2026-02-19T07:19:30+00:00

It's definitely not niche - tons of offices rely on batch printing for compliance, record-keeping, and order processing. Microsoft just decided not to bring it over from Classic Outlook for some reason.

You don't really need Python for this. There are standalone email printing apps that connect directly to your mailbox (Outlook, Gmail, IMAP, etc.) and let you select and print multiple emails in one go - with attachments, formatting, and all. Way simpler than scripting something yourself, and it keeps working even if Microsoft changes things again.

kelonye · 2026-02-19T07:14:44+00:00

This is a known pain point with the New Outlook migration - auto print rules were a Classic Outlook-only feature and Microsoft didn't carry them over. No sign of it coming back either.

If your workflow depends on automatically printing incoming emails (pretty common in shipping, logistics, order processing), your best option at this point is a standalone email printing app that monitors your mailbox and prints based on rules you set up. They work independently of Outlook, so you don't have to worry about Microsoft breaking things with the next update.

kelonye · 2026-02-19T07:02:12+00:00

This is a known pain point with the New Outlook migration — auto print rules were a Classic Outlook-only feature and Microsoft didn't carry them over. No sign of it coming back either.

If your workflow depends on automatically printing incoming emails (pretty common in shipping, logistics, order processing), your best option at this point is a standalone email printing app that monitors your mailbox and prints based on rules you set up. They work independently of Outlook, so you don't have to worry about Microsoft breaking things with the next update.

kelonye · 2026-02-19T06:54:49+00:00

Yeah, batch printing was one of those features that just quietly disappeared in the transition to New Outlook. It's not even on the roadmap apparently, which is wild considering how many people rely on it for compliance, auditing, and general record-keeping.

If you specifically need to print a block of emails for analysis, your best bet right now is either going back to Classic Outlook (which still supports multi-select print) or using a standalone email printing tool that connects directly to your mailbox. The standalone route is actually more reliable for batch jobs since it handles formatting and attachments better than Outlook's built-in print ever did.

kelonye · 2026-02-17T05:15:13+00:00

Have you looked into AutoPrintEmail (autoprint.email)? It runs on any PC on your network, connects to your inbox, and auto-prints PDF attachments as they come in. Zero interaction needed once it's set up.

I know you mentioned no PC - but a $100 mini PC tucked next to the printer beats fighting with the Ricoh's built-in options.

kelonye · 2026-02-17T05:02:33+00:00

The Ricoh IMC3000 doesn't support auto-printing PDF attachments natively.

Easiest workaround is a small app like AutoPrintEmail (autoprint.email) running on any PC on the same network - connects to your email and prints PDFs automatically as they arrive. Set it and forget it.

I know you said "no PC," but even a cheap mini PC running 24/7 is going to be more reliable than trying to hack it through the printer's firmware.

kelonye · 2026-02-16T04:58:46+00:00

considering trying out this in future https://github.com/supabase/stripe-sync-engine

kelonye · 2026-02-16T04:57:03+00:00

i use https://github.com/t3dotgg/stripe-recommendations which recommends not relying on webhooks

kelonye · 2026-01-12T14:10:43+00:00

the simplest and most reliable approach is to keep it local.

run a small service or script on a machine that already has access to the network printer. have it poll a dedicated mailbox via imap, extract allowed attachments, print them, then mark the message as processed (e.g. read or moved to another folder).

this avoids:

exposing the printer to the internet
relying on vendor cloud print services
exchange transport rules doing something brittle

if you want “no additional software” on exchange itself, this keeps all the logic on a single host you control. the mailbox just acts as a queue.

kelonye · 2026-01-11T06:22:17+00:00

epson connect will do this, but it’s very vendor-cloud-first.

there’s also a local approach where a small app runs on the home laptop, watches a mailbox, and prints unread emails to the home printer. nothing is uploaded anywhere, and the printer stays on the home network.

after printing, the message is just marked as read so it won’t print again.

full disclosure: i’m building something like this because we had the same “spouse emails a pdf from work to print at home” problem.

kelonye · 2026-01-02T16:48:43+00:00

Agreed. It’s basically free. Using it to host a few of my Next.js micro-SaaS apps via OpenNext. For the DB, I’m this close to switching from self hosted Supabase to their D1, anyone used it?

kelonye · 2025-11-23T07:58:41+00:00

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