Hi,
First off, thanks very much for packaging up this rpm. I appreciate it very much.
I have been using the pdfdrop function for years and I have installed it many times for my customers as well. It is quite simple and useful.
I just installed your rpm on my own new server. Please don't take this wrong as I only mean to help. I found several problems and several things I would like to change. Perhaps it may help you if I elaborate.
One thing I have always changed in the past has to do with basic behavior. I prefer that the system just deposit pdf files in the SMB-accessible file share as opposed to having to retrieve them via HTTP. This is done simply by editing the printpdf script and changing 'html' to 'files'.
After installing the rpm, I found the printpdf script in the 'templates-custom' directory. I suspect this is a bug? I moved it to /usr/local/sbin. There may be a better place, but this seems apropriate.
I changed the smb.conf template fragment to name the samba printer 'smb'. This is probably just because I'm a creature of habit and I support many of these installations similarly configured.
I think there were too many smb.conf 'templates-custom' template directories created by the rpm. I think all that's needed is /etc/e-smith/templates-custom/etc/smb.conf/91pdf. /etc/smb.conf is just a symlink to /etc/samba/smb.conf, but that fragment seems to properly expand into the /etc/samba/smb.conf file.
I changed the pdfdrop I-bay to owned by group everyone, read group, write group, no web/ftp access, no dynamic content.
I moved winsteng.exe to files/driver in the pdfdrop I-bay so that it's accessible by browsing to the pdfdrop file share.
As a side note, I have had various problems with the Adobe PS driver...particularly with Windows Server 2003 (Terminal Servers). I recommend that anyone wanting a simpler, more reliable (Windows printer driver) install just choose the Apple LaserWriter 12/660 driver.
If we do distribute the Adobe driver installer (there _may_ be a good reason, after all), I think it important to distribute the Acrobat Distiller (adist5.ppd) file with it with explicit instructions to choose it instead of the Generic Postscript .ppd during the install. If you fail to do it correctly the first time, you may/will not get another chance. Choosing the Generic PS driver does not seem to support color output (pdf) files.
Again, thank you for your contribution. I appreciate it very much.
G
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