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 18:12:06 +0100 Message-ID: From: hiro <23hiro@googlemail.com> 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: a048f98a-ead5-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 I'm using a comparable system here. I have to retrieve the scans with a web interface (but as you say, better than nothing). Standards... On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 6:04 PM, Brian L. Stuart w= rote: >> > 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 > > >