VsiFax and filePro -- frustration! --- RE: Filepro-list Digest, Vol 79, Issue 39

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Confusious (Bob Rasmussen) say:
> Back on subject a bit...
> 
> First, the possibility of PDFs being encrypted in and of themselves was 
> glossed over. This is quite easily done, at a variety of encryption 
> levels/security. With Print Wizard you can even digitally sign a PDF with 
> an authorized certificate, which, it turns out, is required in Europe for 
> emailing invoices (to prove you're a legal agent to collect VAT).

Well, I raised it, but dismissed it.  I know they have AES256 now.  I just
glossed over it because I seem to remember a weakness in the format
originally that let someone crack them really easily.  I remember it
because it was one of the first major DMCA suits brought in the industry.

> Also, PDFs don't have to be huge. Fullpage-image PDFs tend to be, but this 
> can be mitigated by wise use of compression schemes. And 
> text-and-linedrawing PDFs can be quite compact.

And -not- embedding fonts.  That eats a lot of space, depending on the font
complexity.

> And CLEAR back to the subject of faxing, it is true that Print Wizard can 
> handle faxing, of plain text or PCL, with or without overlays, 
> interactively or pure batch. We might be a little short on the logging 
> aspect, but that could be fixed...

Interestingly, I never knew that.  Good to know for the future.

You know, it just dawned on me that I can't remember the last time I heard
of someone buying a new fax modem.  Serial ports have become a -bit- more
scarce, in favour of USB.  There are alternative modem types, but I just
have not heard of anyone buying a real analog/fax modem in like five years.

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