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From: Henry Spencer
Date: Sun, 03 Dec 1989 02:44

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In article <17391@rpp386.cactus.org> woody@rpp386.cactus.org (Woodrow Baker) writes:
>> >may aplications depend on server password to be the default of 0 and will
>> >flat out fail. ...
>> 
>> In a shared environment, this is a feature, not a bug.  We *want* those
>> applications to fail; we do not want them messing with persistent
>> characteristics of the printer.  They have no damn business doing so anyway.
>
>I have to disagree with you.  Applications do have to do that.

No, they don't.  They choose to do so, and could (and should) be fixed not to.

>... Any program that downloads a
>preamble and a resident portion has to exit to the server...

Correct.  The solution is not to download resident portions, or at least
give the user the option of not doing so.  You are implicitly assuming
that the printer is dedicated to that user and that application, which
is unjustified arrogance on your part.
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From: henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer)
Subject: Re: Adobe PPD files
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