Re: Difference between ipp, ipps, http, https CUPS protocols?
On Wed 13 Nov 2019 at 13:55:57 -0000, Dan Purgert wrote:
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> Brian wrote:
> > On Tue 12 Nov 2019 at 20:27:00 -0000, Dan Purgert wrote:
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> >> Brian wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> Not really, tbh. I haven't had to look that deeply into the state of
> >> >> printing in ... well, much longer than I thought it'd been this morning.
> >> >>
> >> >> Time flies :|
> >> >
> >> > So, when CUPS ceases to support PPDs (probably in a couple of years),
> >> > your and mine classic printers will cease to work. Is there a magic
> >> > wand someone can wave?
> >>
> >> LPRng? :)
> >
> > A clapped-out, unsupported and ancient printing system. That's
> > going to go down well with users in 2019.
>
> You asked about the "classic" printers we both (apparently) own. Mine
> here still support being addressed via LPR/LPD, not to mention PCL,
> postscript, etc.
I wish I hadn't been so disparaging about about LPRng. People should be
able to use what they want to use, and, if LPRng fits, why not? OTOH,
it is unable to do what a modern CUPS system can do and does not offer
what many users want, particularly when it comes to easy setup.
> Can't speak for your users, but mine don't know their print jobs are
> (still) backed by LPD/LPR. But then again, they don't notice much
> beyond "does facebook work today". Good people, just not the most
> technical.
I wonder how many modern printers support the lpd protocol?
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Brian.
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