RFC 1528 (rfc1528) - Page 1 of 12
Principles of Operation for the TPC
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Network Working Group C. Malamud
Request for Comments: 1528 Internet Multicasting Service
Obsoletes: 1486 M. Rose
Category: Experimental Dover Beach Consulting, Inc.
October 1993
Principles of Operation for the TPC.INT Subdomain:
Remote Printing -- Technical Procedures
Status of this Memo
This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet
community. It does not specify an Internet standard. Discussion and
suggestions for improvement are requested. Please refer to the
current edition of the "Internet Official Protocol Standards" for the
standardization state and status of this protocol. Distribution of
this memo is unlimited.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction .......................................... 2
2. Naming, Addressing, and Routing ....................... 2
2.1 Addressing ........................................... 2
2.2 Routing .............................................. 3
3. Procedure ............................................. 3
3.1 Content-Types ........................................ 4
3.2 Generating a Cover-Sheet ............................. 4
3.3 Return Receipt ....................................... 6
4. Usage Examples ........................................ 6
4.1 Explicit Cover Sheet ................................. 6
4.2 Implicit Cover Sheet ................................. 7
4.3 Minimal, Text-only ................................... 7
5. Prototype Implementation .............................. 7
6. Future Issues ......................................... 9
7. Security Considerations ............................... 9
8. Acknowledgements ...................................... 9
9. References ............................................ 9
10. Authors' Addresses .................................. 10
A. The application/remote-printing Content-Type ......... 11
B. The image/tiff Content-Type .......................... 12
1. Introduction
Although electronic mail is preferable as a means of third-party
communication, in some cases it may be necessary to print
information, in hard-copy form, at a remote location. The remote
output device may consist of a standard line printer, a printer with
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