[Fwd: [seul-edu] Samba and printing]

["Joseph E. Arruda [mr.zenn]" <z@valinux.com>]

Well, heres your answer, from one of the Samba team leaders... ;)

z


Jeremy Allison wrote:
> 
> "Joseph E. Arruda [mr.zenn]" wrote:
> >
> > Feedback?
> >
> > z
> >
> > "Culp, David" wrote:
> > >
> > > Wow, our school sys admin is thinking of using Linux in a server role at our
> > > school and asked me a few questions.  Unfortunatly I could not give him a
> > > definite answer.  Here is the situation: He wants a print server.  Each
> > > teacher (over 60) will be getting an HP deskjet printer.  He wants the Linux
> > > box to act as a print spooler for all 60 printers.  Basically when a teacher
> > > wants to print it gets spooled on the Linux box and printed to the correct
> > > printer.  Dont ask me why he wants to do it this way, but he does.  I use
> > > Samba at home on my small network but the set up is a bit different then he
> > > is proposing. Can Samba do this?????
> 
> Yes, it's one of our bread-and-butter applications.
> 
> Jeremy.
> 
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