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Alexander E. Patrakov wrote these words on 02/03/06 10:19 CST:

> Also, CUPS has its own support for assigning persistent names to USB 
> printers. Just configure it using the web interface when the printer is on.

This reminds me of something I've been meaning to bring up for a long
time. In the Samba instructions we recommend using Stunnel to encrypt
the use of SWAT, as it requires the root password and it is sent clear
text over the wire if not Stunneled.

Should we also recommend, and provide instructions for, encrypting the
use of the CUPS web interface as well? To me, it is the exact same
thing (requires root password sent over the wire as clear text, if not
encrypted)

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Randy

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