Bill,
> On Jun 21, 2024, at 2:48 PM, wamwagner--- via ipp <ipp at pwg.org> wrote:
>> Although I basically agree with what has been expressed, I suggest there are two main points;
> • What was the intended use of this attribute and has that been satisfied?
From STD92, it was intended as a user-friendly name for the printer (something that is "more user-friendly than a URI") I don't know that we are quite there yet... :/
> • Do we now envision a different use and what needs to be done to support that?
I think the use/semantics remain the same, but the current definition doesn't provide implementors (printer vendors, software solution providers, etc.) enough guidance. Thus some vendors are trying to provide a useful default (model name or hostname) while others are using "less-useful" values. And it isn't always settable, which is something we *can* call out in IPP Everywhere.
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Michael Sweet