Re: Difference between ipp, ipps, http, https CUPS protocols?

[Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk>]

On Tue 12 Nov 2019 at 19:51:42 -0000, Dan Purgert wrote:

> Brian wrote:
> > On Tue 12 Nov 2019 at 11:30:33 -0000, Dan Purgert wrote:
> >
> >> I believe the newest printers offer a way to print "driverless" via IPP
> >
> > "Newest" encompasses the past 5-10 years.
> 
> Yeah, meant "newer" there.  Have had my current lasers longer than that,
> so ... :/
> 
> >
> >> told it via the control channel gets you a nice document.  Though, that
> >> might just be vaporware at the moment.
> >
> > Vaporware? Are you aware of the effort put in by upstream CUPS and
> > cups-filters to support modern printers? Driverless printing is a
> > reality now and is the future.
> 
> 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?

-- 
Brian.