IPP Mail Archive: Re: IPP> Re: Protocol Definition

Re: IPP> Re: Protocol Definition

Keith Moore (moore@cs.utk.edu)
Sun, 13 Apr 1997 23:04:41 -0400

> > MIB variables have text names in addition to OIDs. When the same
> > variable appears in both IPP and some printer MIB, why not just use
> > the text form of the variable name in IPP?
>
> Excellent idea. However, would you agree that only the "base" or
> "simple" component of the name should be used, and not the fully
> qualified name?

Offhand, it seems like there might be some times that you need more
than one component. But I see no reason to use any more components
than necessary to fully specify the variable.

Keith