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9 <H1 CLASS="title">client.conf</H1>
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11 <P>The <VAR>/etc/cups/client.conf</VAR> and
12 <VAR>~/.cups/client.conf</VAR> files contain up to two directives
13 that determine how the client behaves. Each directive is listed
14 on a line by itself followed by its value. Comments are
15 introduced using the number sign ("#") character at the beginning
16 of a line.</P>
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18 <H2 CLASS="title"><A NAME="Encryption">Encryption</A></H2>
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20 <H3>Examples</H3>
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22 <PRE CLASS="command">
23 Encryption Never
24 Encryption IfRequested
25 Encryption Required
26 Encryption Always
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29 <H3>Description</H3>
30
31 <P>The <CODE>Encryption</CODE> directive specifies the default
32 encryption settings for the client.</P>
33
34 <P>The default setting is <VAR>IfRequested</VAR>.</P>
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36
37 <H2 CLASS="title"><A NAME="ServerName">ServerName</A></H2>
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39 <H3>Examples</H3>
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41 <PRE CLASS="command">
42 ServerName foo.bar.com
43 ServerName 11.22.33.44
44 ServerName foo.bar.com:8631
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47 <H3>Description</H3>
48
49 <P>The <CODE>ServerName</CODE> directive specifies sets the remote server that is to be used for all client operations. That is, it redirects all client requests to the remote server.</P>
50
51 <P>The default port number is 631 but can be overridden by adding a colon followed by the desired port number to the value.</P>
52
53 <P>The default is to use the local server ("<VAR>localhost</VAR>") or domain socket, if so configured.</P>
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