PostScript interface for non-PostScript printers with IPP and IIS?

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PostScript interface for non-PostScript printers with IPP and IIS?

Is it possible to use IPP and IIS to provide a PostScript interface for a printer that does not natively support PostScript?

The aim here is to provide a generic interface for printing over IPP, so that clients can standardize on a single driver (PostScript) instead of having to download drivers for different printers. I could do this with CUPS, but would like to know if it is feasible with IIS, as well.

While IPP uses HTTP as a transport it is a different protocol. Without substantial filters/extensions to IIS you can't use it s an IPP server.

mdorseif 2009-08-19 21:18:50

Huh? From http://download.microsoft.com/download/e/6/c/e6c750cd-87b6-4350-be1b-035dd42c5552/InternetPrint.doc:The only prerequisite to enable Web-based printer management and Internet printing is that you install and run Internet Information Server (IIS) on the print server. IIS is installed by default with Windows 2000 Server versions and it can also be installed as an optional component on Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003.The linked document provides a fairly straightforward how-to for enabling IPP with IIS.

markusk 2009-08-25 05:06:40

Interesting. I didn't know MS already provided the "substantial extensions". Thanks for the Pointer.

mdorseif 2009-08-28 06:08:29

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