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On Sunday, Aug 24, 2003, at 20:26 US/Pacific, Joseph I. Davida wrote:

> If that is the case, how is it that the
> protocol can work over direct connection
> to USB port and not over ethernet?
> This area needs a little clarification.
> All we are changing is the physical interface,
> but keeping the rest of the filters, which do
> the printer specific conversion to bitmaps
> (or whatever that format is) the same. So the
> only change would be in the physical connection.

Exquisite reasoning.  By the same token, an airplane shouldn't need 
wings, since it's just like a car except for the physical transport 
medium.

> I just need to know more details why it cannot work.

Yes, that's clear.  Seems you have some studying to do.  Good luck!

KeS