[MFD] Re: MFD Schema updated [keep Email services]

[MFD] Re: MFD Schema updated [keep Email services]

Ira McDonald blueroofmusic at gmail.com
Mon Jul 20 18:10:32 UTC 2009


Hi Pete,

Thanks!

Cheers,
- Ira

Ira McDonald (Musician / Software Architect)
Chair - Linux Foundation Open Printing WG
Blue Roof Music/High North Inc
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On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 2:08 PM, Zehler, Peter<Peter.Zehler at xerox.com> wrote:
> Ira,
> I will add them back in before posting the updated schema to the MFD site.
> Pete
>
> Peter Zehler
>
> Xerox Research Center Webster
> Email: Peter.Zehler at Xerox.com
> Voice: (585) 265-8755
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>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mfd-bounces at pwg.org [mailto:mfd-bounces at pwg.org] On Behalf Of Ira McDonald
> Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 2:00 PM
> To: Zehler, Peter; Ira McDonald
> Cc: mfd at pwg.org
> Subject: [MFD] Re: MFD Schema updated [keep Email services]
>
> Hi Pete,
>
> The services Email<In/Out> in the PWG Job Monitoring MIB
> (RFC 2707) were for first class Email services - NOT for the
> separate Fax service (SMTP transport or otherwise).
>
> The Samsung prototype of Counter MIB had an EmailOut
> service used by the composed services ScanToEmail and
> TransformToEmail - it supported *all*  document formats
> - NOT just image formats like Fax.
>
> Samsung intends to use EmailOut (and probably EmailIn)
> in PWG Counter MIB implementations.
>
> Samsung would to keep Email<In/Out> as distinct basic
> MFD services in the XML schema and model, please.
>
> Cheers,
> - Ira
>
> Ira McDonald (Musician / Software Architect)
> Chair - Linux Foundation Open Printing WG
> Blue Roof Music/High North Inc
> email: blueroofmusic at gmail.com
> winter:
>  579 Park Place  Saline, MI  48176
>  734-944-0094
> summer:
>  PO Box 221  Grand Marais, MI 49839
>  906-494-2434
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 1:27 PM, Zehler, Peter<Peter.Zehler at xerox.com> wrote:
>> My comments are inline below.
>>
>> Peter Zehler
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: William Wagner [mailto:wamwagner at comcast.net]
>> Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 4:48 PM
>> Subject: RE: MFD Schema updated
>>
>> ...snip...
>>
>> 5. EmailIn and EmailOut are listed as services in the Schema, but I
>> don't
>> recall discussing what they are, and they did not appear on Figure 1 -
>> MFD
>> Services with Primary Interfaces when we first worked up that diagram.
>> What
>> are these services? We have described  them as facsimile services using
>> email (but not IETF fax, which does use SMTP). And if they are fax
>> services,
>> calling them email certainly causes confusion. And what is distinctive
>> about
>> such services so that we cannot collapse them into FaxIn and FaxOut, as
>> we
>> did will all of the other facsimile services?
>> <PZ>My assumption is that these have been collapsed into the Fax
>> services and are simply vestigial code.  I will remove them in the next
>> version of the schema.  We can add them back in if there is a need for
>> them I am overlooking.</PZ>
>>
>> I would appreciate some comments and clarifications.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Bill Wagner
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ira McDonald [mailto:blueroofmusic at gmail.com]
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 4:45 PM
>> To: Zehler, Peter; Ira McDonald; mfd at pwg.org
>> Cc: William Wagner
>> Subject: Re: MFD Schema updated
>>
>> Hi Pete,                                        Wednesday (15 July 2009)
>>
>> Here are my comments on 10 July SM/2.0 schema:
>>
>> (1) I like the generalization of Printer[Status/Description] elements
>>    reflected in PwgDeprecated.xsd
>>    - I agree with Bill that there may yet be more to generalize
>>    - Note this boils down to applying IPP to MFD services - Good Thing
>>
>> (2) I like the rework of System
>>
>> (3) I like the rework of NaturalLanguage and Charset
>>    - IETF just approved RFC 4646bis, so a new RFC reference this fall
>>
>> (4) In SubunitStates please capitalize (for consistency):
>>    coverOpen/Closed, interlockOpen/Closed, and other
>>
>> (5) In SubunitStatus type definition and numerous other places in schema
>>    - SPY has jumbled XML comments randomly out-of-line
>>
>> (6) StorageDataEncryption should be StorageDataEncryptionIsEnabled,
>>    since it's a boolean not an enum (w/ default to false)
>>    - see lines 59 to 65 in Subunits.xsd
>>
>> (7) MediaPathStatus should include SheetsCompleted like
>>    ScanMediaPathStatus (though the property's not in Printer MIB)
>>    - What are the semantics?
>>    - Are these Lifetime or PowerOn counters?
>>
>> (8) FinisherSupply (from Finisher MIB) and
>>    MarkerSupply (from Printer MIB) should probably be combined into
>>    ImagingSupply
>>    - in recent MIB walks, many manufacturers list FinisherSupply stuff
>>      in prtMarkerSuppliesTable (where types like 'staple' are defined)
>>    - the advantage of using the common table (among others) is that
>>      Finisher supplies show up in HP WJA and other fleet mgmt tools
>>
>> (9) I like the current ImagingJob and ImagingJobTicket classes
>>
>> Cheers,
>> - Ira
>>
>> Ira McDonald (Musician / Software Architect)
>> Chair - Linux Foundation Open Printing WG
>> Blue Roof Music/High North Inc
>> email: blueroofmusic at gmail.com
>> winter:
>>  579 Park Place  Saline, MI  48176
>>  734-944-0094
>> summer:
>>  PO Box 221  Grand Marais, MI 49839
>>  906-494-2434
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 2:13 PM, Zehler, Peter<Peter.Zehler at xerox.com>
>> wrote:
>>> I updated the MFD site with the schema version I last sent to you.
>>>
>>> Peter Zehler
>>>
>>> Xerox Research Center Webster
>>> Email: Peter.Zehler at Xerox.com
>>> Voice: (585) 265-8755
>>> FAX: (585) 265-7441
>>> US Mail: Peter Zehler
>>> Xerox Corp.
>>> 800 Phillips Rd.
>>> M/S 128-25E
>>> Webster NY, 14580-9701
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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