...jay
----------------------------------------------------------------------
-- JK Martin | Email: jkm@underscore.com --
-- Underscore, Inc. | Voice: (603) 889-7000 --
-- 41C Sagamore Park Road | Fax: (603) 889-2699 --
-- Hudson, NH 03051-4915 | Web: http://www.underscore.com --
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Carl Kugler wrote:
>
> > Is IPP currently defined such that the "server-error-service-unavailable"
> > (0x0502) error code is used EXCLUSIVELY for the "server too busy
> > to accept your request" condition?
>
> No.
>
> -Carl
>
> jkm@underscore.com on 02/10/98 02:13:27 PM
> Please respond to jkm@underscore.com @ internet
> To: Carl Kugler/Boulder/IBM@ibmus
> cc: ipp@pwg.org @ internet
> Subject: Re: IPP> IPP > FAQ - How should the server behave?
>
> Carl (or anyone else),
>
> Perhaps I wasn't asking the right question, or wasn't being
> explicit enough, so let me re-ask the question.
>
> Is IPP currently defined such that the "server-error-service-unavailable"
> (0x0502) error code is used EXCLUSIVELY for the "server too busy
> to accept your request" condition?
>
> In particular, I am hoping this (or some other IPP error code)
> can be used in an unoverloaded way to precisely mean one thing,
> and not a bushel-basket of various conditions.
>
> ...jay
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> -- JK Martin | Email: jkm@underscore.com --
> -- Underscore, Inc. | Voice: (603) 889-7000 --
> -- 41C Sagamore Park Road | Fax: (603) 889-2699 --
> -- Hudson, NH 03051-4915 | Web: http://www.underscore.com --
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Carl Kugler wrote:
> >
> > The 0x0502 status code means "The IPP object is currently unable to handle the
> > request due to a temporary overloading or maintenance of the IPP object. "
> So,
> > yes, it could also mean the IPP object is down for maintenance.
> >
> > -Carl
> >
> > ipp-owner@pwg.org on 02/09/98 12:34:38 PM
> > Please respond to ipp-owner@pwg.org @ internet
> > To: Carl Kugler/Boulder/IBM@ibmus
> > cc: ipp@pwg.org @ internet
> > Subject: Re: IPP> IPP > FAQ - How should the server behave?
> >
> > Carl Kugler wrote:
> >
> > > I'd be happier to get server-error-service-unavailable (0x0502) with an
> > > estimate of the the length of the delay indicated in the message. A client
> > > could then give a user the choice of canceling, retrying, or queuing locally
> > > and retrying after delay. At that point the user might decide to try
> another
> > > printer, or just queue the job locally (client side) and go on.
> >
> > Is the "server-error-service-unavailable" (0x0502) error code used
> > for any other type of error condition?
> >
> > ...jay
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > -- JK Martin | Email: jkm@underscore.com --
> > -- Underscore, Inc. | Voice: (603) 889-7000 --
> > -- 41C Sagamore Park Road | Fax: (603) 889-2699 --
> > -- Hudson, NH 03051-4915 | Web: http://www.underscore.com --
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------