>...unless the user has previously installed some type of
>Windows networked IPP redirector in the system, but I don't think
>we can require this, at least in the prioritized set of things we
>want to do, the driver loading has been moved down the list.
1) Browsing for printer status, queue status, etc. requires
nothing additional on the client.
2) Printing to a remote printer from an application on the
client (eg Word, Lotus 123, etc.) requires something
I'll call an IPP driver to be installed on the client. Perhaps
this is downloaded from the Web or comes as a part of
a new operating system but there's got to be some type
of "redirector" installed. "Push" and "Pull" printing can be
accomplished from a properly written WEB page and
an unassisted WEB browser, but transparent printing
from an application to a WEB printer requires additional
software.
This is consistant with the directions I have seen from
several vendors working on solutions in this area. I
don't think any solution (HTTP, TCP Stream, etc.) can
solve the problems you mentioned without a new
"IPP Driver" being installed on the client.
Don