Here is an Internet Draft that is doing similar things to HTTP to manage
systems. Our follow on IPP version 2.0 is proposed to include specific
management of printing systems.
We should read this one for two reasons:
1. To see a similar HTTP extension
2. To see overlap with print management operations for IPP V2.0.
I've copied the draft to
ftp://ftp.pwg.org/pub/pwg/ipp/related-rfcs/http-related-rfcs/
-rw-r--r-- 1 pwg pwg 11715 Dec 3 22:33 draft-mellquist-web-sys-01.txt
Tom
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>> Title : Web Based System and Network Management
> Author(s) : B. Harrison, P. Mellquist, A. Pell
> Filename : draft-mellquist-web-sys-01.txt
> Pages : 5
> Date : 11/26/1996
>>This document describes the application of the Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
>(HTTP) for system and network management. Presented are mechanisms which
>facilitate system and network management including the discovery of HTTP
>management entities and how management content may be accessed.
>>Management and HTTP may be categorized into two groups, the management of
>HTTP[3] and management using HTTP. The focus of this document is on the
>latter, "web based management".
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