From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <36087.63094.qm@web83911.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> References: <13426df10911250853g540e76bk48bd9adfce140808@mail.gmail.com> <36087.63094.qm@web83911.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:08:24 -0500 Message-ID: <7d3530220911250908l264334a8yc9f5e7ef830d98a7@mail.gmail.com> From: John Floren To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: [9fans] Scanners Topicbox-Message-UUID: a0446032-ead5-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 12:04 PM, Brian L. Stuart wrote: >> > The scanner ist connect via 1G ethernet. >> > On the Touchscreen =C2=A0is an Option "Scan to network". >> > The scanner scans direct to a cifs share (aquarella on >> plan9). >> > No need for spezial software except a Cifs Server. >> > The scanner use smbclient. >> >> That's neat. It makes sense too, using ethernet almost >> always seems a >> better deal than using USB. It's so cheap to put a network >> stack and >> ethernet into these devices, and the network stack is >> doubtless less >> software than a USB stack ... > > I definitely agree with this part of it. =C2=A0However, I would much > rather see the higher-level protocol be something that is simpler > and not tied to any commercial interests. =C2=A0I don't even object > to having cifs as an option. =C2=A0But when did it become popular > to say that ftp should not be an option for transferring a file? > > BLS > > > The basic little flatbed on the website can scan to FTP. I'm not sure why the original poster chose to mention SMB and not FTP, but it's an option. Which is good, because I for one have never been able to get aquarela working properly. John --=20 "Object-oriented design is the roman numerals of computing" -- Rob Pike