PaperCut 10.4 (Build 10808)

New features:

• Scheduled reports may now be saved to disk as well as sent via email.
• New server-commands and web services APIs for adjusting/setting group memberships. This helps administrators on large networks by avoiding the need to fire off a full user/group sync when a user provisioning script may have created just a single user.

Enhancements:

• Improved print release (hold/release queue) performance on large networks where there are many jobs in a held state.
• The link displayed on the user client tool can now be conveniently configured via Options -> General
• Linux/Mac: The “nobody” user is now automatically flagged as an unauthenticated user.
• Improved behavior when user is set to “Auto charge to single shared account” and that account is deleted. When the user next prints this will be logged and the user’s settings will be reset to charge to automatically charge to their personal account.
• Improved reliability of hold/release queues when the application server encounters an unexpected error condition.
• Improved support for Active Directory environments with modified/custom user schemas.
• PrimoPDF virtual printers are now ignored by default.
• Minor improvements to the help/usage message for the db-tools utility command.
• Improved error message when server-command is run as a non-privileged user.
• Improved instructions on how to run/use the Java Web Service API example code.

Fixes:

• Fixed problem that could cause bulk user operations to be run again if the user hits the browser refresh button after starting the bulk operation.
• Fixed display problems in the Account Transaction Summary report when running on an external database like SQL Server.
• Improved client behavior when using client popup authentication with the timeout set to “For this job only”.
• Fixed a rare problem seen when analyzing PCL6 jobs that could cause analysis to fail and/or the the PaperCut Print Provider service to crash.
• Fixed a rare issue where jobs could be unexpectedly refunded when using certain print drivers.
• Fixed a rare issue where the balance on the user client tool may not have updated in real-time.
• Fixed problems with the user client balance display on some versions of Chinese Windows.
• Fixed the Windows Sidebar Environmental Impact gadget using pages instead of sheets for environmental impact calculations (i.e. duplex printing was not taken into account).
• Fixed issue where applying a bulk user operation to users with less than or greater than a specified balance may have also applied it to users with exactly that balance.

Printer compatibility improvements:

• Improved copy count detection when printing multiple copies of a Photoshop document from a Mac.
• Improved page size detection for Kyocera devices using PCL5 drivers, such as the KM5050.
• Added basic detection for printers using “Ricoh DDST” drivers.
• Improved detection when printing from Microsoft Publisher to Konica Minolta bizhub devices.
• Improved support for Apple Mac Epson host-only drivers (e.g. Epson Pro 3880).
• Improved page count and copy count detection on Kyocera printers (e.g. Kyocera FS-9530 DN) using Mac KPDL (PostScript) drivers.