Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!mcsun!hp4nl!oce-rd1!mhsc From: mhsc@oce-rd1.oce.nl (Maarten Schoonwater) Newsgroups: comp.protocols.iso Subject: Re: Remote Printer Access protocol? Message-ID: <1293@oce-rd1.oce.nl> Date: 27 Sep 89 10:40:04 GMT References: <814@maxim.erbe.se> Sender: news@oce-rd1.oce.nl Reply-To: mhsc@oce-rd2.UUCP (Maarten Schoonwater) Organization: Oce-Nederland bv, Venlo, the Netherlands Lines: 37 In article <814@maxim.erbe.se> prc@erbe.se (Robert Claeson) writes: > >Is there anybody who knows if there exists such a thing like a Remote >Printer Access Protocol or something like that in the TCP/IP or ISO >world? > There is a significant amount of work done on the Document Print Application service description and protocol within ECMA TC32-TG5. The work is currently approaching the ECMA standard stage and is also picked up by ISO SC18 where approximately the same text will go for DP ballot this summer. This is the text Paul Pederson is refering to. I am a member of the ECMA group. The editor is Stan McConnell of Xerox. The DPA work addresses the protocol between an print client and a print server and caters for all functionality such as job information, job scheduling instructions, production instructions (paper type, output bins, copy count, multiple up etc) status of printer, job and server; printer attributes etc. There is already limited prototyping work underway. If you want more info, just ask. Maarten Schoonwater Oce-Nederland BV Venlo, Netherlands email: mhsc@oce.nl phone: +31 77 59 35 48 This note does not necessarily represent the position of Oce-Nederland B.V. Therefore no liability or responsibility for whatever will be accepted.