On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 20:52:39 +0000, b.n. wrote: > > And can somebody explain the need to use http to set > > up a printer on one's own computer? Afterall PC > > *does* mean personal computer. I'm assuming that > > localhost:631 is on my own machine. But even so it > > seems a bit much. > > Because you have the same interface to set up a printer on your, your > neighbours' and your 10.000-km-away pen pal.
And you automatically get GUI and console configuration programs, thanks to links etc. CUPS has to be network-aware, so why not use that for configuration? -- Neil Bothwick "Apple I" (c) Copyright 1767, Sir Isaac Newton.
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