"Steven M. Bellovin" <smb@cs.columbia.edu> writes:
>> So do I; plus I was never able to make CUPS work just over the local
>> printer socket.
>> 
>
> The big advantage of CUPS over lpd is the ability to handle PPD files.
> In some environments, the ability to browse for printers is useful
> (though I have that blocked via ipf when I don't need it), as is the
> ability to print via ipp.

IPP and PPD files are why I use CUPS. As I said, NetBSD's lpr really
needs to handle both to work in the modern world well.

Perry