Bug#406209: gedit: keeps sending requests to cups server

[Arthur de Jong]

On Tue, January 9, 2007 18:15, Loïc Minier said:
> On Tue, Jan 09, 2007, Arthur de Jong wrote:
>> When I open a gedit window, select File -> Print, gedit sends some
>> requests to the CUPS server (to determin printers and printer
>> status?). If I select Cancel the polls to the CUPS server continue
>> however. A request is sent to the server every 5 seconds. I have also
>> observed cases where two requests are being sent every 5 seconds.
>
> Are you sure it's gedit, or simply the printer status icon?  Do the
> requests get out when you didn't even launch gedit since you logged in?

I'm sure since I've killed the status icon (and removed from session) for
every user. Banning gedit is however not really an option.

I've also confirmed (with netstat -apn) that the outgoing connections come
from gedit.

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