IPP Mail Archive: Re: IPP>MOD - Attribute conformance

Re: IPP>MOD - Attribute conformance

JK Martin (jkm@underscore.com)
Fri, 28 Mar 1997 20:20:23 -0500 (EST)

Roger,

> RKD> I also think there are a set
> RKD> of attributes, priority being one that comes to
> RKD> mind, upon which best-effort has no effect. That
> RKD> is, if the printer does not support priority, and
> RKD> a client specifies a priority in the job, I think
> RKD> the job should not be rejected, no matter what
> RKD> best-attribute says.

Hmmm. This makes me think that each and every attribute specification
will need to have a clause (or section, or whatever) that addresses
"best-effort ramifications" so that an implementor knows *exactly*
what to expect.

...jay