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!==
-!== 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/.
+
+
+
+