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Re: printer discovery and iptables
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Dr Andrew C Aitchison <[log in to unmask]>
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Dr Andrew C Aitchison <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:49:24 +0100
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On Fri, 15 Aug 2008, Stephen Isard wrote:

> Since printer discovery doesn't need to be done very often,
> the risk (if there really is a risk in the first place)
> is reduced.

Printer discovery doesn't need to be done very often,
but do check how often it *is* being done.
I've seen printer widgets that check the print queue every 3
seconds every when no jobs have been sent. The user didn't even know he 
was running the widget,

-- 
Dr. Andrew C. Aitchison		Computer Officer, DPMMS, Cambridge
[log in to unmask]	http://www.dpmms.cam.ac.uk/~werdna

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