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Add a top-level TODO.md for follow-up work that should not remain as scattered inline source comments. Document the current Check Console Privileges limitation, where console rights are mapped to supervisor equivalence for now, and track the need for a real console privilege map. Also record follow-ups for queue spool path case handling, direct NCP 17/4c test coverage, Q_UNIX_PRINT backend improvements, and deferred optional protocol work. Reference TODO.md from the main README.
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TODO
This file collects follow-up work that is known but intentionally not part of the current patches. It is meant for project-level items that are too broad or too low-priority to keep as inline source TODO comments.
Server / NCP compatibility
Console privilege model
Current status:
NCP 23/200 Check Console Privilegesis implemented as a protocol-compatible status check.- For now, console privileges are mapped to the existing supervisor-equivalence state computed for the connection.
- Callers with supervisor equivalence get success; other callers get
0xc6(No Console Rights).
Follow-up:
- Add a real console-operator privilege model instead of treating console rights as identical to supervisor equivalence.
- Decide where the console privilege map should live:
- a bindery property,
- a server configuration option,
- or a small explicit internal list similar to queue operator handling.
- Check how NetWare 3.x tools such as
PCONSOLE,SYSCON, and console utilities expect console operators to be represented. - Keep
NCP 23/200as a completion-code-only endpoint; only the privilege source should change.
Queue spool path case handling
Current status:
- Queue job paths can still be rebuilt from DOS/bindery path spelling such as
SYS:SYSTEM/EPSON.QDR. - On a case-sensitive Unix filesystem this can differ from the existing directory, for example
system/epson.qdr.
Follow-up:
- Resolve queue job file paths case-insensitively in the queue connection/path resolver, or use the queue object's already-resolved Unix spool directory instead of rebuilding it from the DOS path.
- Avoid creating duplicate directories that differ only by case.
NCP 17/4C test coverage
Current status:
NCP 17/4C List Relations of an Objectis implemented server-side.- Existing DOS and Linux tools do not reliably trigger it for all useful set properties such as
GROUP_MEMBERSandGROUPS_I'M_IN.
Follow-up:
- Add a small direct test utility to
mars-dosutils/NWTESTSthat sendsNCP 17/4Cdirectly. - Suggested test cases:
TESTGRP1type0x0002, propertyGROUP_MEMBERSTESTGRP2type0x0002, propertyGROUP_MEMBERSMARIOtype0x0001, propertyGROUPS_I'M_INNOPASSUSERtype0x0001, propertyGROUPS_I'M_INGUESTtype0x0001, propertyGROUPS_I'M_IN
Printing / Queue backend
Q_UNIX_PRINT backend status
Current status:
- Queue metadata handling and the
Q_UNIX_PRINTbackend are intentionally separate. - The backend can already call
/usr/bin/lp,lpr, or a custom script.
Follow-up:
- Improve logging around queue job submission to the Unix print command.
- Capture and expose backend exit status where possible.
- Consider direct CUPS integration only if MARS_NWE needs CUPS job IDs, cancellation, or status polling. Do not add a hard CUPS dependency for basic queue compatibility.
Deferred / optional protocol work
- Packet Burst support is still optional and currently not a priority for DOS tool compatibility.
- NDS fragger support remains out of scope unless a concrete client requires it.