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Subject: Re: [DNG] Printer trouble again. (slight progress)
To: Florian Zieboll <f.zieboll@???>


On Mon, Jan 3, 2022 at 12:22 PM Florian Zieboll via Dng
<dng@???> wrote:
>
> On Mon, 3 Jan 2022 12:40:24 -0500
> Hendrik Boom <hendrik@???> wrote:
>
> > DeviceURI
> > dnssd://Brother%20HL-3170CDW%20series._ipp._tcp.local/?uuid=e3248000-80ce-11db-8000-30055c5516df
>
>
> Hallo Hendrik,
>
> as you mentioned "driverless" earlier in this thread: I remember, that
> "driverless printing" had been mentioned in some de[bi|vu]an release
> notes not too long ago - and indeed, a quick websearch confirms, that
> printing /with/ a driver is even considered as "deprecated" for cups:
>
> https://wiki.debian.org/SystemPrinting#Driverless_Printing
>
> BTW, many printers accept a simple netcat'ed pdf at port 9100:
>

I'm a wondering if the 'experts' (in this case the cups people) are thinking
that no drivers makes things better.

Here - - - - no driver seems to be taking a very long time, sometimes 30
seconds +, to start the printing process. I don't remember printing
hesitating like this in the past.

Is this another example of the new improved being rather otherwise?

Please advise.