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diff --git a/docs/textdocs/Imprints.txt b/docs/textdocs/Imprints.txt index c69ee43ebe..ecea07a675 100644 --- a/docs/textdocs/Imprints.txt +++ b/docs/textdocs/Imprints.txt @@ -1,7 +1,52 @@ !== -!== Imprints.txt for Samba release 2.2.0 14 Sep 2000 +!== Imprints.txt for Samba release 2.2.0 Wed Nov 1,2000 !== !== Author : Gerald Carter <jerry@samba.org> !== ================================================================== + +Imprints (Installation Manager of Printer driver +Retreival and Installation for Samba) is a project to +implement a UNIX equivalent of the Windows NT APW. +It has been taken on in part by the Samba Team, VA Linux +Systems and Hewlett-Packard. The Imprints toolset seeks +to provide central repository for users and administrators +to locate, download, and install all variations Window +95/98/NT printer drivers on Samba print servers. + +The server portion of Imprints is composed of a database +server which contains information and locations of various +printer driver packages. This server can be queried over +standard HTTP get requests and should therefore be available +to most administrators behind firewalls. The server's +database consists of records containing data about each +known printer driver package. For example, each driver +record contains a URL from which the Imprints installation +client can download the package as well as a public key which +can be used to verify the package's integrity. + +Once downloaded, the installation client will attempt to +install the printer driver on the defined remote server +using the username and password provided by the administrator. +If the username/password pair can be authenticated by the +remote server (and has the appropriate authorization), then +the printer driver(s) is (are) installed and the new Printer +is created. + +From Samba's point of view, the process of creating a new +printer via the Imprints installation client is identical to +that of using the Windows NT APW. In fact, Imprints utilizes +Samba's rpcclient and smbclient tools to issue the same MS-RPC +and file copy operations as an NT client. This means that +Imprints can also be used to install printers on remote Windows +NT print servers. + +For more information on Imprints, visit the project homepage +at + + http://imprints.sourceforge.net/. + + + + |