Jay,
This whole argument is _very_ odd.
The IPP Client ALREADY has to do client-side
localization of ALL of the names of IPP attributes
and the keyword values for many IPP attributes.
The IPP Printer PRESENTLY never has to do server-side
localization of any of those.
Therefore, the plaintext body of the simple 'mailto:'
notification CANNOT contain really useful localized
stuff unless the IPP Printer assumes a very significant
additional implementation burden (e.g, full POSIX
message catalogs with substitution parameters).
Cheers,
- Ira McDonald, consulting architect at Xerox and Sharp
High North Inc
-----Original Message-----
From: Jay Martin [mailto:jkm at underscore.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2000 6:22 PM
To: Hastings, Tom N
Cc: Herriot, Robert; IETF-IPP
Subject: Re: IPP>NOT mailto feature from IETF meeting (RE: IPP> ADM -
The IPP Notification I-Ds will now go the IESG)
> Does allowing the Notification Recipient [to] localize the messages make
it more
> desirable to require the Printer to send machine consumable upon client
> request (in addition to the text/plain)?
Yes, but I'll bet big money that the COSTS substantially outweigh
the BENEFITS. Remember, you're talking some serious client-side
installations to make this work as you describe.
I'm not saying that your analysis isn't correct, or that your
conclusions aren't interesting. (They are.) I just think that the
serious client-side software situation would drive the costs so
as to exceed the benefits.
I'd like to hear what others thing along these lines.
...jay