prc@erbe.se (Robert Claeson) (09/12/89)
(Strange. Nobody seems to have been thinnking of this before. Still, it's
one of the more common uses of networks.)
Is there anybody who knows if there exists such a thing like a Remote
Printer Access Protocol or something like that in the TCP/IP or ISO
world?
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Robert Claeson E-mail: rclaeson@erbe.se
ERBE DATA ABdcrocker@AHWAHNEE.STANFORD.EDU (Dave Crocker) (09/13/89)
I believe that the only "public" printing protocol is part of the Berkeley r-command series aand is documented only in the code. Curiously, however, this very issue was discussed at the recent Internet Engineering Steering Group meeting. Stay tuned to this channel. Dave Crocker
ilham@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ilhamuddin Ahmed) (09/17/89)
We have an implementation of the ECMA standard for Print Services in a distributed environment. It is called the "Athena Palladium Print System". We are now running version 1 at Athena and will be cutting a distribution tape for preliminary (alpha) release shortly. Version 2 which follows exactly with the ECMA standard and contains features left out of version 1 should be completed by early next year. There are two documents that you may want to read - one is an overview (11 pages) and the second is the design documents (120 pages). These will soon be available by anonymous FTP and archive mail. I will send another message when it is in place (should be there in a few days). If you have any questions, I would be happy to answer them but if they can wait till you read the documents that would be great. - Ilham Ahmed System Programmer Project Athena, MIT. ilham@athena.mit.edu
ilham@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ilhamuddin Ahmed) (09/17/89)
> Date: Sat, 16 Sep 89 14:09:53 -0400 > From: Ilhamuddin Ahmed <ilham@athena.mit.edu> > There are two documents that you may want to read - one is an overview > (11 pages) and the second is the design documents (120 pages). These > will soon be available by anonymous FTP and archive mail. I will send > another message when it is in place (should be there in a few days). Its already available for anonymous ftp from : ATHENA-DIST.MIT.EDU (18.71.0.38) in ~ftp/pub/palladium/ The files are : -rw-r--r-- 1 14640 208309 Sep 14 18:12 pddesign.PS.Z -rw-r--r-- 1 14640 277188 Sep 7 12:57 pddesign.dvi -rw-r--r-- 1 14640 56066 Sep 14 18:12 usenix.PS.Z -rw-r--r-- 1 14640 33400 Sep 7 13:09 usenix.dvi - Ilham Ahmed System Programmer Project Athena, MIT ilham@athena.mit.edu
rhc@HPLB.HPL.HP.COM (Robert Cole) (09/18/89)
You may be interested in some recent work from ECMA called: "Document Printing Application". It will shortly be available as an ECMA Standard, it is being submitted to ISO (JTC1/SC18) for consideration. The latest version I have is an ECMA document numbered ECMA/TC32-TG5/89/12. I understand that the people doing the printing service for Athena took this ECMA work into account. Robert
mckee@MITRE.MITRE.ORG (H. Craig McKee) (09/20/89)
Ilham - One of the conclusions of the overview paper on The Athena Palladium Print System is that, "The incorporation of centralized management into the system will allow for easier and more effective management of the print services ...." "Centralized" things are worrisome, particularly in a distributed environment. Do the centralized management procedures run in a single machine; are they essential to the AP Print System; what recovery actions do you have planned when a failure occurs? Regards - Craig