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Hi Samone; I've been using Papercut Quota for about a year and a half, but haven't set it up to charge MSU accounts. I let our faculty and staff print without restrictions, and merely track their usage. Our graduate students pay into their own Econ printing accounts with cash, which turns into credit on the printing system. The software charges/tracks usage based on the users Windows domain logon name. I don't know how you'd link it back to MSU accounts. It does make handy reports of people's printer usage, so if you wanted to look at everyone's totals every so often and create a bill for them, I suppose you could. You do have to have a print server set up, though. If you're printing directly to the HP JetDirect's IP address, the Papercut system won't work. Their web address is http://www.papercut.biz <http://www.papercut.biz/> . Their pricing depends on the number of users on your network. You can get a free fully-functioning trial version, though. Good luck; Wendy Wendy Tate Network Coordinator Department of Economics W. 147 Owen Hall Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48825-1109 517-355-1816 [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: MSU Network Administrators Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Samone E. Jones Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 4:50 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [MSUNAG] Printer job accounting software I don't know if this is appropriate for this list - but I thought I'd give it a try. I have a Laserjet 2300 dtn (with a network card) . I need some job accounting software so that different MSU accounts can be charged for their print jobs. I'm trying to find some software that isn't astronomical in price or is even free. Anyone have any recommendations? Samone E. Jones Information Technologist Family Consumer Sciences Phone: 517.432.4552 Email: [log in to unmask]