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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <META NAME="Generator" CONTENT="MS Exchange Server version 6.5.7233.69"> <TITLE>CIM> What's the context for considering the list of Printer MIB properties?</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY>  RE: the list of properties from Printer MIB that might be carried forward into an improved CIM Printer or PrintDevice model When we discuss this list with people in our respective companies, or think about it ourselves, please let's view the list in this context: What management *functions* do we want to preserve?  We don't necessarily want to preserve any particular data items, but there are certain management functions that we will need in the future to manage printer hardware through CIM-based software.  Example: regarding localization, about which there was some discussion yesterday.  The questions are not simply Do we want to preserve these data items, but rather - Do we want to be able to sense the current localization of the console? - Do we want to be able to sense the list of local languages that the printer could possibly display on the console?  - Do we want to be able to change the current localization of the console?  And maybe others.  If you find similar subtleties while trying to assign simple priorities, please let's make liberal use of the Comment field to capture them.   Thanks.  Talk to you next week.  rick ---------------------- Richard_Landau(at)dell(dot)com, Stds & System Mgt Arch, CTO Office +1-512-728-9023, One Dell Way, RR5-3 MS 8509, Round Rock, TX 78682 </BODY> </HTML>