PWG Mail Archive: Re: What exactly does "busy" really mean?

Re: What exactly does "busy" really mean?

Jeff Schnitzer (jds@underscore.com)
Mon, 26 Aug 1996 12:39:56 -0400

> Tom Hastings wrote:
>
> Busy means that the printer or sub-unit is not able to accept print
> jobs for some period of time.
>
If intended as a simpler (replacement) definition of busy, this statement
is inadequate: Broken devices (human invention required) would appear busy.

Bill Wagner wrote:
>
> I guess I don't see the problem. Busy is defined in the MIB as
> "Busy / Temporarily Unavailable - The printer or sub-unit is
> operational but currently occupied with a request for activity. The
> sub-unit will become available without the need of human
> interaction."
>
> The observation that "Busy means that the printer or sub-unit is not
> able to accept print jobs for some period of time." appears to be an
> interpretation of the MIB statement (and not one which I would suggest
> be added to the MIB.
>
I agree with Bill; the existing definition says all it needs to say.

/Jeff

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