cups 1.1.23: get Printer-Status via API ...

[Michael Sweet]

bFoe wrote:
> Helge,
> 
> thank you for the information.
> 
> Indeed the printer is connected via usb-port (... don't ask me why
> ...) to the workstation.
> 
> But I'm a little bit confused now. I thought, the whole cups-print
> functionality runs via ipp as "communication layer" indenpendet on
> which port the device is connected. Isn't it?

Yes, however the backends (which communicate with the device) have
to convert the device-specific info into IPP values for cupsd...

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