[IPP] IppFaxOut specification missing mDNS resource path information

[IPP] IppFaxOut specification missing mDNS resource path information

Michael Sweet msweet at msweet.org
Tue Aug 13 21:47:50 UTC 2024


Michael,

> On Aug 13, 2024, at 2:19 PM, Michael Ziller via ipp <ipp at pwg.org> wrote:
> 
> The IppFaxOut spec Microsoft Word - cs-ippfaxout10-20140618-5100.15.docx (pwg.org) makes no mention of mDNS discovery for fax out support. Is the intent that all printers will use a resource path of “/ipp/faxout” or is the spec missing mention of the “rfo=/ipp/faxout” mDNS TXT record for determining the IppFaxOut resource path to use?

The FaxOut spec was written before the TXT record variable was defined/used, and then for AirPrint. I've filed an errata issue against 5100.15 to add a DNS-SD section:

    https://www.pwg.org/dynamo/issues.php?U131

FWIW, except for print servers (where there would be multiple "queues") the resource path is expected to be "/ipp/faxout".  From 5100.15:

4.1.5 Printer URIs

Each instance of an IPP FaxOut service is identified by a URI. The path component of an IPP FaxOut URI MUST be “/ipp/faxout” for the only (or default) instance of the service on an Imaging Device and “/ipp/faxout/instance-name” for each additional, non-default instance on the Imaging Device.

Thanks for noticing this and speaking up!

________________________
Michael Sweet



More information about the ipp mailing list