mazu@terre.DMI.USherb.CA (Marc Mazuhelli) (02/05/91)
Hi there,
I would like to implement a system that counts the number of copies
each of our users print. There are a couple of things that I have to tell
you about our environment:
- we have 3 laser printers that are on LocalTalk, but they are used
also from our Unix machines (Suns) through GatorPrint.
- we have a few "public" machines in a room that a bunch of
different persons use, but since AME is installed, I think I could
arrange for the Chooser name to be set automatically when
they log in, so the system could rely on the chooser name. Of
coourse, it would be every user's responsability to logoff when they
leave so that the next user's pages aren't counted as theirs.
For the system to work even from the Suns, I think we may have to move
the printers to serial lines on the Sun (if they are left on
LocalTalk, I'm not sure we could prevent people from selecting the
printer from the chooser).
I'm sure other people have the same problem, and I would be interested
in knowing how they found a solution.
Thanks for your help!
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