Changeset 1475 for pykota/trunk/README

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05/13/04 15:59:30 (20 years ago)
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  • pykota/trunk/README

    r1408 r1475  
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    4444        - Supports OpenLDAP as the Quota Storage backend. 
    45           Complete LDAP schema and sample tree are included. 
     45          Complete LDAP schema and sample empty tree are included. 
    4646          Plugging PyKota into your existing LDAP infrastructure 
    4747          is really easy thanks to PyKota's great configurability. 
    … …  
    4949    Printers :         
    5050     
     51        - Hardware or Software accounting methods are completely 
     52          configurable. 
     53           
    5154        - Supports any printer which can report its internal 
    52           page counter. 
     55          page counter. Can ask printers for their internal  
     56          page counter via SNMP, Netatalk, or any other way. 
     57          This is completely configurable. 
     58           
     59        - Supports PostScript and PCL5 printers natively, 
     60          more formats to come. 
    5361           
    5462        - Supports any other printer via GhostScript. 
    5563          Depending on the printer some configuration may 
    5664          be needed. 
    57          
    58         - Can ask printers for their internal page counter 
    59           via SNMP, Netatalk, or any other mean of your 
    60           choice. This is completely configurable. 
    61            
    62         - External accounting methods are configurable. 
    6365             
    6466    Quota systems :         
    … …  
    156158implemented : 
    157159 
    158   - The 'querying' method consists in querying the printer (via SNMP 
     160  - The 'hardware' method consists in querying the printer (via SNMP 
    159161    or Netatalk or any other method of your choice) for its total pages  
    160162    counter. 
    … …  
    168170    of one print job, but this is generally ok. 
    169171     
    170   - The 'external' method consists in delegating the computation of the 
     172  - The 'software' method consists in delegating the computation of the 
    171173    job's size in number of pages to any external command of your choice. 
    172174    The command can read the job's data from its standard input and MUST 
    … …  
    174176    account are reported immediately, both with CUPS and LPRng. 
    175177     
    176   - The 'stupid' method consists in counting the 'showpage' PostSript   
    177     statements in the job. THIS IS UNRELIABLE, SO DON'T USE IT, but  
    178     can serve as an example if you plan to write your own accounting  
    179     method for integration into PyKota. It basically works like the  
    180     'external' method, but does the computation internally and in 
    181     a non-reliable way. 
    182    
    183178PyKota is known to work fine with HP Laserjet 2100 and 2200, and  
    184179Apple LaserWriter 16/600 PS, both with CUPS and LPRng, under