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From: Wax.OsbuSouth@XEROX.ARPA
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Subject: Re: Survey results, part two
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Date: Thu, 9-Jan-86 13:21:22 EST
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In response to your inquiry:

Do you have your printers on Ethernet?
	Yes.  We have many Xerox printers connected to our network.  The
network is LARGE and thus we can send documents not only to other
buildings but to locations throughout the world.

If so, why?
	One of the main reasons, but not the only one is so that I can send a
document to other people who are not at this local.  Also, I am able to
send draft copies of a document to a local ( <- relatively) slow printer
and when I am finished send it to a centralised fast/bulk printer on the
net.

What problems have you had?
	Almost all the problems we have had, have had nothing to do with the
network.  Mostly the problems are badly formatted documents being sent
to printers.  The printer will usually detect the problem and abort the
job but sometimes it doesn't [none of us are perfect].

Are you generally satisfied with your setup?
	Yes.  So much so that we never think very much about printing problems
that much (in regards to the net).  We just use it as another tool.

What would make you switch?
	Right now there is nothing on the market that appears to work better,
faster or less problem prone than the setup we have here.

Allan Wax
Wax.OsbuSouth@Xerox.ARPA
Wax.OsbuSouth@Xerox.COM