diff --git a/contrib/check_axis.sh b/contrib/check_axis.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+box=$1
+port=$2
+usr=$3
+pass=$4
+
+if [ ! "$#" == "4" ]; then
+	echo -e "\nYou did not supply enough command line arguments. \nUsage: ./check_axis.sh <host> <port> <username> <password> \n \nCheck_axis.sh checks the status of LPT ports on Axis print servers. \nIt was written by Tom De Blende (tom.deblende@village.uunet.be) in 2002. \n" && exit "3"
+fi
+
+tempfile=/tmp/status-$box.tmp
+exit="3"
+
+ftp -in $box &>/dev/null <<EOF
+user $usr $pass
+passive
+prompt off
+lcd /tmp
+ascii
+get status $tempfile
+EOF
+
+if [ ! -e "$tempfile" ]; then
+        stdio="Status file could not be transferred from the Axis box." && rm -f $tempfile && echo $stdio && exit 2;
+fi
+
+lines=`cat $tempfile | grep -i $port`
+status=`echo $lines | awk '{ print $3 }'`
+if [ "$status" == "Printing" ]; then
+	bytes=`echo $lines | awk '{ print $4 }'`;
+	comments=`echo $lines | tr -d "
+" | awk '{ print $5 " " $6 }'`;
+else
+	comments=`echo $lines | tr -d "
+" | awk '{ print $4 " " $5 }'`;
+fi
+
+comma=`echo $comments | grep , | wc -l`
+if [ "$comma" -eq "1" ]; then
+	comments=`echo $comments | cut -d, -f1`
+fi
+	
+
+if [ "$status" == "Available" ]; then
+	if [ "$comments" == "Paper out" ]; then
+		exit="1" && stdio="WARNING - Out of paper.";
+        elif [ "$comments" == " " ]; then
+                exit="0" && stdio="OK - Printer is available but returns no comments.";
+	elif [ "$comments" == "No error" ]; then
+		exit="0" && stdio="OK - No error.";
+        elif [ "$comments" == "Ready " ]; then
+                exit="0" && stdio="OK - Ready.";
+        elif [ "$comments" == "Off line" ]; then
+                exit="1" && stdio="WARNING - Printer is off line.";        
+        elif [ "$comments" == "Out of" ]; then
+                exit="1" && stdio="WARNING - Out of paper.";	
+	elif [ "$comments" == "Busy Out" ]; then
+                exit="1" && stdio="WARNING - Busy, out of paper.";
+        elif [ "$comments" == "Printer off-line" ]; then
+                exit="1" && stdio="WARNING - Printer is off line.";	
+        elif [ "$comments" == "Printer fault" ]; then
+                exit="2" && stdio="CRITICAL - Printer fault.";
+	else
+		exit="3" && stdio="Comments: $comments";
+	fi
+elif [ "$status" == "Printing" ]; then
+	if [ "$comments" == "Printer busy" ]; then
+		exit="0" && stdio="OK - PRINTING. Bytes printed: $bytes.";
+        elif [ "$comments" == "No error" ]; then
+                exit="0" && stdio="OK - PRINTING. Bytes printed: $bytes.";        
+	elif [ "$comments" == "Paper out" ]; then
+                exit="1" && stdio="WARNING - PRINTING. Out of paper.";
+        elif [ "$comments" == "Out of" ]; then
+                exit="1" && stdio="WARNING - PRINTING. Out of paper. Bytes printed: $bytes.";        
+	elif [ "$comments" == "Ready " ]; then
+                exit="0" && stdio="OK - PRINTING. Bytes printed: $bytes.";        
+        elif [ "$comments" == "Printer off-line" ]; then
+                exit="1" && stdio="WARNING - PRINTING. Printer is off line.";
+        elif [ "$comments" == "Busy " ]; then
+                exit="0" && stdio="OK - PRINTING. Busy. Bytes printed: $bytes.";	
+	elif [ "$comments" == "Off line" ]; then
+                exit="1" && stdio="WARNING - PRINTING. Printer is off line.";
+        elif [ "$comments" == "Printer fault" ]; then
+                exit="2" && stdio="CRITICAL - PRINTING. Printer fault. Bytes printed: $bytes.";        
+	else
+                exit="3" && stdio="Comments: $comments.";
+	fi
+fi
+
+rm -f $tempfile
+echo $stdio
+exit $exit