[cups.development] [RFE] STR #3835: Proxy support in CUPS

Wed Apr 27 01:55:25 PDT 2011

DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE.  INSTEAD, POST ANY RESPONSES TO THE LINK BELOW.

[STR New]

Please implement proxy support in CUPS.

two cups-servers are connected via proxys over the internet.

both cups-servers are able to print on all printes/queues of the two
servers 

                           ___________________
                         ,'                   `.
                        /                       \
                       |        Internet         |
                       |                         |
                        \                       /
                         `.___________________,'
                                 -       '-._
                               ,'            `-.
                             ,'                 `-._
                            /                       `-._
                          ,'                            `-.
        ,________        `                  ,________  ,'''''''''|
        |Router  |   ,'''''''''|            |Router  ..|Proxy2   |
        `........''''|Proxy1   |            `........| |         |
        ,'  |   \    |         |            ,'  |   \  '`''''''''
      ,'    |  ,_`.__'`''''''''           ,'    |  ,_`.________
 ,''''''''| |  |          |          ,''''''''| |  |          |
 |Printer1| |  | CUPS1    |          |Printer3| |  | CUPS2    |
 `........' |  `........../          `........' |  `........../
            |                                   |
            |                                   |
            |                                   |
        ,''''''''|                          ,''''''''|
        |Printer2|                          |Printer4|
        `........'                          `........'

this is would be very helpfull in our company environment.

regards
Franz

Link: http://www.cups.org/str.php?L3835
Version:  -feature