Network Printing Protocol (npp)
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 Charter
 Last Modified: 02/18/1994

 Current Status: Concluded Working Group

 Chair(s):
     Glenn Trewitt  <trewitt@pa.dec.com>

 Service Applications Area Director(s):
     Dave Crocker  <dcrocker@brandenburg.com>

 Service Applications Area Advisor:
     Dave Crocker  <dcrocker@brandenburg.com>

 Mailing Lists: 
     General Discussion:print-wg@pa.dec.com
     To Subscribe:      print-wg-request@pa.dec.com
     Archive:           

Description of Working Group:

The Network Printing Working Group has the goal of pursuing those
issues which will facilitate the use of printers in an internetworking
environment.  In pursuit of this goal it is expected that we will
present one or more printing protocols for consideration for standards
status in the Internet community.

This working group has a number of specific objectives: to provide an
Internet-Draft which will describe the LPR protocol; to describe printing
specific issues on topics currently under discussion within other
working groups (e.g., Security and Dynamic Host Configuration); to
present our concerns to those working groups; and to examine printing
protocols which exist or are currently under development and assess
their applicability to Internet-wide use, suggesting changes if
necessary.


 Goals and Milestones:

   Done         Review and approve the charter, making any changes deemed 
                necessary. Review the problems of printing in the Internet. 

   Done         Write draft LPR specification. 

   Done         Submit final LPR specification including changes suggested 
                at the May IETF. Discuss document on mailing list. 

   Done         Submit LPR specification for publication as an RFC. 

   JUL 90       Write description of the Palladium printing protocol (2.0) 
                in RFC format. 

   AUG 90       Discuss and review the draft Palladium RFC. 

   Done         Review the draft LPR specification. Discuss long-range 
                printing issues in the Internet. Review status of Palladium 
                print system at Project Athena. 


 Internet-Drafts:

  No Current Internet-Drafts.

 Request For Comments:

  RFC   Stat Published     Title
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RFC1179 I    SEP 90    Line Printer Daemon Protocol