Hello Matthew,
Thank you for using newsgroup!
From your post, you want to monitor print jobs. As far as I know, if you
are using TCP/IP printers, Microsoft Windows Server 2003 offers the
standard port monitor for network print devices. The standard port monitor
was introduced in Microsoft Windows 2000. In Windows Server 2003, the
standard port monitor has been updated to provide better performance and
more detailed device status.
The standard port monitor uses Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) to
read the configuration of the target print device and to determine the
device's detailed status. Additionally, the standard port monitor offers
more accurate error reporting than the limited print error messages that
are enabled by other port monitors, such as the LPR port monitor. For
example, the standard port monitor supports a "paper out" error.
If the standard port monitor cannot use the default TCP ports to configure
the target print device and SNMP, the standard port monitor uses the LPR
protocol. (The target device must support the LPR protocol.)
For more detailed information, you may refer to the following articles:
246868: New TCP/IP Printing Options in the Windows Standard Port Monitor
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;246868
814586: The standard port monitor for TCP/IP in Windows Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;814586
In addition, based on your requirement, I have performed lots of research
in the internet and I found the following tool maybe helpful:
Print Inspector
http://www.softperfect.com/products/pinspector/
Note: This response contains a reference to a third party World Wide Web
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Thanks & Regards,
Ken Zhao
Microsoft Online Partner Support
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Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 09:35:26 -0500
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I am looking for some type of a utility if one exists, that monitors
when someone prints and displays a message of my choosing.
Specifically, I want to notify the user they will be charged if they
continue with the print job, and give them the ability to kill it, or at
least display the message. I didn't know if such a thing existed. I
think it might be possible to do such a thing but wanted to ask here
first. These are XP systems with SP2, and a 2003 domain environment.
Thanks,
Matthew
