Topic: E-smith printer

[Doyle Glaze]

Is it possible to print to the e-smith local printer from the internet? If so,  what changes need to be done?

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[Tim Litwiller]

No, it is firewalled to prevent that. Do you want me to use all your paper everynight?

[Tim Litwiller]

No, it is firewalled to prevent that. Do you want me to use all your paper everynight?

[Doyle Glaze]

NO I would not like that. ( : But I would like to be able to print to my printer from work...

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[Luke Drumm]

<2 cents>
My guess at the best way to handle this type of situation:

Develop a process where you can:
   - Upload the file to your home machine
   - Have a scripted process take the file and print it

Personal choice for me would be to FTP upload it and have a cron job check for new files, print them if they fit certain criteria (eg. not too big, right extension etc.) and then maybe archive them somewhere.

If you wanted to know that status of the jobs then it shouldn't be outside the realms of imagination to write up a bit of CGI scripting to display the current activity.



Regards,
Luke

PS: Thanks for the idea by the way. I might persue something like this for my own use should I ever find a reason to do 'telecommute' print.

[Doyle Glaze]

THank you for thanking me for the idea. If you do write something please let me know.

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