Novell NETWARE 6-DOCUMENTATION Manual page 1076

A Printer Agent provides the following services:
It manages the processing of print jobs and many operations performed
by the printer itself.
Manages job processing
PA
job
Client
It answers queries from network clients about a print job or document, or
about the attributes of the printer.
Client
query
It generates event notification so that interested parties can be notified of
job completion, printing problems, errors, or changes in the status of a
print job, document, or printer.
Notifies Users
PA
error
Client
For information about other major NDPS components, see the following:
"Understanding the NDPS Manager" on page 24
"Understanding Printer Gateways" on page 25
"Understanding the Broker" on page 27
job
Printer
Answers client
queries
PA
reply
error
Printer
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