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Network Printing Protocol (npp)
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Charter
Chair(s):
Glenn Trewitt <trewitt@pa.dec.com>
Service Applications Area Director(s)
Dave Crocker <dcrocker@mordor.stanford.edu>
Mailing lists:
General Discussion:print-wg@pa.dec.com
To Subscribe: print-wg-request@pa.dec.com
Archive:
Description of Working Group:
The Network Printing Working Group has the goal of pursuing those
issues which will facilitate the use of printers in an internetworking
environment. In pursuit of this goal it is expected that we will
present one or more printing protocols to be considered as standards
in the Internet community.
This Working Group has a number of specific objectives. To provide a
draft RFC which will describe the LPR protocol. To describe printing
specific issues on topics currently under discussion within other
Working Groups (e.g., Security and Dynamic Host Configuration), to
present our concerns to those Working Groups, and to examine printing
protocols which exist or are currently under development and assess
their applicability to Internet-wide use, suggesting changes if
necessary.
Goals and Milestones:
Done Review and approve the Charter, making any changes deemed necessary.
Review the problems of printing in the Internet.
Done Write draft LPR specification.
Done Discuss and review the draft LPR specification. Discuss long-range
printing issues in the Internet. Review status of Palladium print
system at Project Athena.
Done Submit final LPR specification including changes suggested at the May
IETF. Discuss document on mailing list.
Done Submit LPR specification as an RFC and standard.
Jul 90 Write description of the Palladium printing protocol (2.0) in RFC
format.
Aug 90 Discuss and review the draft Palladium RFC.
Internet Drafts:
No Current Internet drafts.
Request For Comments:
RFC Stat Published Title
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RFC1179 I Sep 90 Line Printer Daemon Protocol