[Netatalk-devel] CUPS backend for using PAP printers from Linux

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I've written a PAP backend for CUPS, which allows a Linux (or other UNIX,
probably) system with the userspace netatalk tools installed to use PAP p=
rinters
connveniently through the CUPS system. It will even, when run with no arg=
uments
by CUPS, use 'nbplkup' to search the local zone for 'LaserWriter' devices=
,
making it easy to choose an available printer.

Otherwise, the URL format is one of the following:

   pap://Printer%20Name
   pap://ATALK_ZONE/Printer%20Name

Any non-standard characters (anything other than A-Z, a-z, 0-9, hyphens,
underscores, and periods) should be URL encoded as above. The attached Pe=
rl
script should be installed in the local analog to /usr/lib/cups/backends
(possibly under /usr/local or /opt on some systems, instead of /usr) and =
marked
readable and executable by the user CUPS runs as. The 'nbplkup' and 'pap'
commands must be in the PATH.

--
Derrik Pates
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