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On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 20:52:39 +0000, b.n. wrote: |
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> > And can somebody explain the need to use http to set |
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> > up a printer on one's own computer? Afterall PC |
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> > *does* mean personal computer. I'm assuming that |
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> > localhost:631 is on my own machine. But even so it |
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> > seems a bit much. |
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> Because you have the same interface to set up a printer on your, your |
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> neighbours' and your 10.000-km-away pen pal. |
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And you automatically get GUI and console configuration programs, thanks |
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to links etc. CUPS has to be network-aware, so why not use that for |
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configuration? |
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