drl@vuse.vanderbilt.edu (David R. Linn) (08/14/90)
Due to abuse of a particular PostScript printer, I have been asked to limit access to the printer. Each person with access to the printer will be authorized to print some number of pages and, when that allocation is used up, he or she will need to apply for an additional allocation. I need to keep up with the number of remaining pages for each authorized user. I am currently driving this Apple LaserWriter Plus with TranScript 2.1 from a Sun3/50 running SunOS 4.0.3. Before I reinvent any wheels, does anyone else already do this sort of thing or have insights you feel are pertinent. *** FLAME REPELLENT *** The abuse of this printer is real, not imagined. It is being used in ways that greatly abuse the generosity of the owner. Money for replacement of this device is non-existent so we need to avoid frivolous use. Comments that this sort of restriction is fascist will be disregarded as economically naive. ************************ David David Linn, System Manager/Postmaster |INET: drl@vuse.vanderbilt.edu Vanderbilt University School of Engineering|Phone: [+1] 615-343-6164 Post Office Box 3241, Station B |Disclaimer: Nashville, TN, USA 37235 | I speak only for myself.