Hollywood, MD (May 27, 2003) -- Easy Software Products today announced the 1.1.19 release of the Common UNIX Printing System ("CUPS"), an IPP/1.1-based printing system for UNIX®

CUPS 1.1.19 fixes a denial-of-service attack vulnerability and adds support for fast reconfiguration, option retension and defaulting when adding and modifying printers, binary PostScript printing, fax device features, custom web applications via CGI, PHP, Java, and Python, and simple scripting support for Java, Perl, and PHP. The new release also contains bug fixes including the LPD printing and Solaris signal handling bugs. CUPS is available at:

http://www.cups.org/


CUPS provides a portable printing layer for UNIX®-based
operating systems. It has been developed by
Easy Software Products to
promote a standard printing solution for all UNIX vendors and
users. CUPS provides the System V and Berkeley command-line
interfaces.

CUPS uses the Internet Printing Protocol ("IPP") as the basis
for managing print jobs and queues. The Line Printer Daemon
("LPD") Server Message Block ("SMB"), and AppSocket (a.k.a.
JetDirect) protocols are also supported with reduced
functionality. CUPS adds network printer browsing and PostScript
Printer Description ("PPD") based printing options to support
real-world printing under UNIX.

CUPS includes an image file RIP that supports printing of image
files to non-PostScript printers.  A customized version of GNU
Ghostscript 7.05 for CUPS called ESP Ghostscript is available
separately to support printing of PostScript files within the
CUPS driver framework.  Sample drivers for Dymo, EPSON, HP, and
OKIDATA printers are included that use these filters.

Drivers for thousands of printers are provided with our ESP
Print Pro software, available at:

http://www.easysw.com/printpro/


CUPS is licensed under the GNU General Public License and GNU
Library General Public License.  Please contact
Easy Software Products for
commercial support and "binary distribution" rights.