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From: kjj@varese.UUCP (Kevin Johnson)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Re: TCP/IP printing protocol
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Date: 10 Jan 90 21:01:31 GMT
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In article <6434@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu> rdhobby@ucdavis.edu (Russ Hobby) writes:
>Currently there is no offical TCP/IP protocol for printing, and there is
>a need. Amoung UNIX systems lpr is used a lot. Several printer vendors have 
>their own protocols. 

I'm curious why there isn't an RFC addressing this...

. . .

>If you are interested in working on such a protocol or just have some good
>ideas, let me know.

apol. for tacking this in but the news posting is going out anyway...
Sure, I'll byte...