IPP> IPP Bake Off 3 Issue 2

IPP> IPP Bake Off 3 Issue 2

Carl Kugler/Boulder/IBM kugler at us.ibm.com
Wed Nov 1 11:27:06 EST 2000


"Taylor, Ross E" <ross.e.taylor at o...> wrote:
> This requires that the user set up the client with multiple URL's for
> different types of requests.  It also means that the URL cannot be shared
> between IPP and the printer web pages.  Currently, one of the most
> attractive things about IPP is that it can be set up on a PC by simply
> putting the URL for the printer into the Add Printer Wizard.  If the URL
has
> to be a different URL from the printer's home page URL, and there need to
be
> different URL's for different types of requests, the process is much more
> complicated for the user.  The extra effort gains nothing for the user.

I agree with Ross.  A "protection space" is defined by the "realm value",
in combination with the *canonical root URL*  of the server being accessed.

     -Carl




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