Network Printing Protocol (npp) ------------------------------- Charter Last Modified: 02/18/1994 Current Status: Concluded Working Group Chair(s): Glenn Trewitt Service Applications Area Director(s): Dave Crocker Service Applications Area Advisor: Dave Crocker 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 ------- -- ----------- ------------------------------------ RFC1179 I SEP 90 Line Printer Daemon Protocol