What is PaperCut and how does it work?
That is a complex question for an FAQ! Here is the abridged summary: Printing: PaperCut works by intercepting print jobs as they pass into a print queue. It watches the queues and extracts job information such as page counts and uses this to implement logging, charging, control, quotas or reporting or a combination of all. Typically PaperCut is installed on a server. The administrator installs the printers on the server then shares them over the network (i.e. a shared print queue). The other systems on the network (workstations) print to these shared queues. PaperCut however can also monitor locally attached desktop printers or even work on standalone or peer-to-peer networks. Internet: Although not as popular as print control, PaperCut also has an optional module that can also track/control internet bandwidth use. It does this by inspecting proxy server log files. This option is a popular edition in education environments in countries where internet access costs are high. The Internet
