On Wed, 2 Feb 2005 15:01:14 +0100, Felipe Alfaro Solana <felipe_alfaro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Why a master printer list would ever be needed? CUPS support automatic > printer advertising, so I don't understand the need of a master printer > list. On a tightly controlled network.. where linux is officially supported... the advertising mechanism as implemented now in fedora probably works rather well. On less centralized networks (some universities or research facilities.. places where small groups self-manage their own computing infrastructure inside an encompassing facility network).. or where linux isn't officially supported by the central IT department but is tolerated so long as its not interfering with the windows machines, simple application of cups advertising mechanism can be somewhat problematic. Without some sort of mechanism to whitelist/blacklist good/bad cups printer servers that are detectable you can end up with a lot of clutter from other linux boxes that are being user admined on the network which are advertising 'rogue' printers. Maybe Arjan was talking about a central master list approach as a mechanism to address this sort of issue. -jef"then again maybe not"spaleta
