From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <36087.63094.qm@web83911.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:04:40 -0800 From: "Brian L. Stuart" To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> In-Reply-To: <13426df10911250853g540e76bk48bd9adfce140808@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: [9fans] Scanners Topicbox-Message-UUID: a03f8d5a-ead5-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 > > The scanner ist connect via 1G ethernet.=0A> > On the Touchscreen =A0is= an Option "Scan to network".=0A> > The scanner scans direct to a cifs shar= e (aquarella on=0A> plan9).=0A> > No need for spezial software except a Cif= s Server.=0A> > The scanner use smbclient.=0A> =0A> That's neat. It makes s= ense too, using ethernet almost=0A> always seems a=0A> better deal than usi= ng USB. It's so cheap to put a network=0A> stack and=0A> ethernet into thes= e devices, and the network stack is=0A> doubtless less=0A> software than a = USB stack ...=0A=0AI definitely agree with this part of it. However, I wou= ld much=0Arather see the higher-level protocol be something that is simpler= =0Aand not tied to any commercial interests. I don't even object=0Ato havi= ng cifs as an option. But when did it become popular=0Ato say that ftp sho= uld not be an option for transferring a file?=0A=0ABLS=0A