On 22 May 2002, Andrew Steven Dixon wrote:

>
> I have a setup at work that spans multiple servers and sometimes ends in
> d-link dp101 or jetdirect servers, and the fact that status info is
> returned for the whole cascade is a) a potential security problem, b)
> seems to confuse some clients, especially macintosh computers and c)
> makes some clients try to resolve the cascade and print directly to the
> most downstream queue they can get a hand on.
>


Try play with remote_support=R in the printcap file.

Your point c) is evil.  What client does that?  Especialy, you will
always want to have one and only one spooler talk to a jetdirect box,
or any other printerbox for that matter.


Villy


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