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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
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Subject: Re: Apple will no longer fix Quicktime security bugs (only solution is to uninstall)
Date: 25 Apr 2016 23:19:01 GMT
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On 2016-04-25, Happy.Hobo <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> wrote:
> On 04-25-2016 00:28, nospam wrote:
>> In article <nfjgij$17m$1@gioia.aioe.org>, Happy.Hobo
>> <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> wrote:
>>
>>>> for instance, with bonjour, just plug in a printer and start printing
>>>> without having to configure anything.
>>>
>>> That has definitely NOT been my experience on Mac.  Most printers work,
>>> but two in the past few months required me to download and install
>>> software from the printer manufacturers' websites.
>>
>> os x includes support for a shitload of printers, both current and
>> recent, so all that's needed is connect the printer. if the necessary
>> drivers are not there, they're automatically downloaded without the
>> user needing to do anything (assuming the printer is not ancient where
>> there are no drivers to be found).
>
> What I said happened, happened.  They did not work until I installed the 
> crap from the manufacturers.  SECOND time around, the less bloated Apple 
> drivers were downloaded.  But NOT automatically—Mac asked me for 
> permission first.

What make and model printers were these - or is that a top secret you
refuse to tell for some reason?

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