block print jobs from specific file types

Tue Mar 17 02:08:23 PDT 2009

Thanks.

I will look into those.

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> For just jobs printed from web browsers? Probably not - Pykota or
> Tea4CUPS might provide the hooks for post-filtering the print jobs,
> but it will be tricky. A better option would be to use those tools to
> offer per-user page limits of all print jobs.
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> On Mar 5, 2009, at 11:05 PM, Gareth Clark wrote:
> > O ok. I see. Is there any way of blocking/stopping these? If not is
> > there a way to add authorisation to the printing. Eg. someone has to
> > put in a password before the printer will print a job?
> >
> >> Gareth Clark wrote:
> >>> I am wondering if it is possible at all to block prints from
> >>> certain file types.
> >>>
> >>> For example HTML. I am working with a school and the students have
> >>> a habit of printing whole pages from wikipedia.
> >>
> >> CUPS won't see HTML, it will see PS or PDF from the web browser.
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> web browsers? Probably not - Pykota or Tea4CUPS might provide the hooks =
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> PM, Gareth Clark wrote:</div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>O ok. I see. =
> Is there any way of blocking/stopping these? If not is there a way to =
> add authorisation to the printing. Eg. someone has to put in a password =
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> type=3D"cite">Gareth Clark wrote:<br></blockquote><blockquote =
> type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite">I am wondering if it is possible =
> at all to block prints from certain file =
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> type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite">For example HTML. I am working =
> with a school and the students have a habit of printing whole pages from =
> wikipedia.<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote =
> type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">CUPS won't see =
> HTML, it will see PS or PDF from the web =
> browser.<br></blockquote><blockquote =
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