[Samba] paid-for-print

[Kurt Pfeifle]

> [Samba] paid-for-print
> Julian Tzonev uli at naval-acad.bg
> Mon Jun 23 11:19:46 GMT 2003
> 
> 
> Hi there,
> I'm newbie in Samba, so I beg for your excuse if my questions are
> stupid.
> 
> Is it possible to use Samba as a "paid-for-print" server?

Not "out-of-the-box". I'd know how to do it if you give me to
days to fiddle with it.

> If U know something about another free "paid-for-print" software, please
> let me know.
> 

1. There is "printbill" -- now with initial, but still limited CUPS support:
    http://ieee.uow.edu.au/~daniel/software/printbill/

printbill is GPL and actively maintained and developed.


2. Then there is "pycota" -- developed for CUPS originally:
    http://www.librelogiciel.com/software/PyKota/action_Presentation

pycota is GPL in source code, and you can compile and setup yourself, but
it is poorly documented. The author sells a pre-compiled version plus
documentation and support under a "shareware" type license, I believe.
pycota is actively maintained and developed.


3. Lastly, "printquota". It only supports LPRng:
    http://printquota.sourceforge.net/

printquota is GPL and actively maintained and developed.

> 10x in advance,
> --
> Julian
> 

Cheers,
Kurt