IPP Mail Archive: Re: IPP>MOD - Updated Diagram

Re: IPP>MOD - Updated Diagram

Robert Herriot (Robert.Herriot@Eng.Sun.COM)
Thu, 27 Feb 1997 12:34:27 -0800

If you are going to show the Windows case, then there are two ways. In
both cases an application connects directly with an IPP client. Then
either have another case with the intervening Windows pieces, or have
a separate diagram to explode the application box for the Windows
case.

> From rdebry@us.ibm.com Thu Feb 27 07:50:58 1997
> From: rdebry@us.ibm.com
> To: <sun.com@lms02.us1.ibm.com>, <"robert.herriot@ENG"@??.ibm.com>,
> <ipp@pwg.org>
> Subject: Re: IPP>MOD - Updated Diagram
> Date: Thu, 27 Feb 1997 10:48:59 -0500
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> Prologue:
> Epilogue: Roger K deBry
> Senior Techncial Staff Member
> Architecture and Technology
> IBM Printing Systems
> email: rdebry@us.ibm.com
> phone: 1-303-924-4080
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> Bob, because of the number of windows clients and the desktop appIications that
> run on windows clients, I believe that the Windows case is too important to
> simplify
> as you've suggested. However the diagram could possibly show spooler and
> device driver as optional components.
>
> Any one else have strong feelings on this?
> ---------------------- Forwarded by Roger K Debry/Boulder/IBM on 02/27/97 08:42
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> ipp-owner @ pwg.org
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> To: Roger K Debry/Boulder/IBM, ipp @ pwg.org@internet
> cc:
> Subject: Re: IPP>MOD - Updated Diagram
>
> Although your picture now reflects Windows applications more
> accurately, it is now too Windows specific. If the spooler and driver
> box were eliminated, then this diagram would indicate that a client
> application interacts with the ipp client (library). For Windows the
> application consists of a spooler, driver and print provider, but that
> is probably more detail than our document needs.
>
> Also, the browser is just a special application, though it may be
> important enough to show separately.
>
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