http://boingboing.net/2007/05/31/malformed-spamfax-ig.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sat, 25 May 2013 22:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://boingboing.net/2007/05/31/malformed-spamfax-ig.html#comment-144412 omnius Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-144412 You know you have to be careful with this kind of thing in general. Security of faxes has become an issue when organizations are deciding whether to go all-email or keep faxes, and legal requirements actually have a role in the decision. When you're using a free fax service like <a>http://faxfiend.com</a> you need to make sure your file is compatible and there aren't any macros which can result in just this kind of behavior. I have had to send a fax multiple times before through services which weren't fully compatible. You know you have to be careful with this kind of thing in general. Security of faxes has become an issue when organizations are deciding whether to go all-email or keep faxes, and legal requirements actually have a role in the decision. When you’re using a free fax service like http://faxfiend.com you need to make sure your file is compatible and there aren’t any macros which can result in just this kind of behavior. I have had to send a fax multiple times before through services which weren’t fully compatible.

]]> http://boingboing.net/2007/05/31/malformed-spamfax-ig.html#comment-144424 Takuan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-144424 I have an idea; need a fax machine that uses toner though: load a toner cartridge with a chemical that is highly reactive. Fax a sheet of black paper to the target machine. When the chemical-impregnated toner prints out on a blank sheet over a wide surface area (enough to oxidize rapidly)viola! instant fire. Send it when no one is there. I have an idea; need a fax machine that uses toner though: load a toner cartridge with a chemical that is highly reactive. Fax a sheet of black paper to the target machine. When the chemical-impregnated toner prints out on a blank sheet over a wide surface area (enough to oxidize rapidly)viola! instant fire. Send it when no one is there.

]]> http://boingboing.net/2007/05/31/malformed-spamfax-ig.html#comment-144427 Antinous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-144427 May I mention that this incident happened in the town in which I grew up. May I mention that this incident happened in the town in which I grew up.

]]> http://boingboing.net/2007/05/31/malformed-spamfax-ig.html#comment-144430 Takuan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-144430 you're Bostonese? you’re Bostonese?

]]> http://boingboing.net/2007/05/31/malformed-spamfax-ig.html#comment-144433 Antinous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-144433 Twenty five miles from, but in those days, even five miles was a huge journey. It was a lot like the Shire. And I don't mean Buckland. Twenty five miles from, but in those days, even five miles was a huge journey. It was a lot like the Shire. And I don’t mean Buckland.

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