Babak
> -----Original Message-----
> From: JK Martin [SMTP:jkm@underscore.com]
> Sent: Monday, May 05, 1997 3:34 PM
> To: bwagner@digprod.com
> Cc: ipp@pwg.org
> Subject: Re: IPP> Re: MOD - RE: Base printer implementation
> requireme
>
> Bill,
>
> > I suggest that, if IPP initially is restricted to (logical)
> printers
> > that can spool, it will be a lingering inherent defect that
> will be
> > very hard to reverse. I believe that this is the wrong approach
> and is
> > contrary to original intent of this project.
>
> I understand your position completely. We disagree, but that's ok.
> ;-)
>
> Regardless of whether we agree or not, I'm still quite concerned about
> IPP solving the needs of the intranet (aka, Enterprise-level
> printing).
>
> Hopefully no one will assume I'm taking the position that the only
> problems to be solved by IPP are those occurring in the Enterprise.
>
> There are other problems to be solved, to be sure, but please
> understand
> that my company's vested interest is solving Enterprise-related
> problems,
> so I'll continue to ask questions and raise issues on behalf of that
> environment. (But certainly not to the exclusion of other problems.)
>
> Our experience has indicated that within the Enterprise, all network
> printers must be front-ended by a spooling server; direct printing
> from
> a client system to a network is highly discouraged, or even forbidden.
>
> Does this experience match others' in the Enterprise? I'd really like
> to hear from other people on this question, either publicly or
> privately.
>
> To those list members associated with educational institutions: do
> educational institutions (particularly higher education facilities)
> allow, encourage or otherwise accept direct client-to-printer job
> submission over the network? Or do you also demand routing jobs
> through spooling systems?
>
> Just so no one misunderstands, I think IPP as a front-end to a
> spooling
> system is a great approach. It's just the spooler-to-printer protocol
> that concerns me.
>
> ...jay
>
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