As to LDP Printer we can use it to print general reports and stats from nono
on regular printer (that's what some one just asked me to do to :)

And as to POS, yep that's nice idea to have POS request the username, the
only problem is that POS is separate product and there 100000000 of
different POS systems out there, we can do custom coding for each and every
one of them. We can however try to work with Micros (the major POS for
hospitality industry) but that is too much of a negotiation work. I'm
currently talking to them about merging some other product but that's too
hard, they are not like open source community; I have to do all the
financial and legal things just to do the prototype.  

So, Ill say having one small printer on the counter is not a big deal, and
then if u want we can add UPC barcode on the printer so the seller ony will
have to scan the ticket to get the prce entered into POS. (Although in my
company we give out internet for free to everyone) 



-----Original Message-----
From: Hillel Seltzer [mailto:hseltzer at larich dot com] 
Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 11:44 AM
To: Monowall Support List
Cc: Alex M
Subject: RE: [m0n0wall] Ticket Printer Project

Adding a LPD server with communication to a serial printer
should be easy.  However, you want a button on the printer
to initiate communication back to the serial port - that is
a lot harder.

What is coming up with the new username and password?
Can it be run on the point of sale terminal instead of the
m0n0wall box?  If the customer is being charged, then the 
cashier has to enter a sale for this anyway.  Why not have 
the point of sale print the username and password on the 
receipt and then automatically communicate that somehow 
to the m0n0wall box?  Alternatively, can the POS request the 
username and password from the m0n0wall box when printing the 
receipt for the sale?  It could all be triggered automatically
by selling the appropriate item, so the cashier would not
even have to hit a button on another unit.  You then also
don't have to maintain another printer or walk over to a
special box if they have POS terminals in multiple locations.

---Hillel