Re: Is Fax Dead Yet?
- From: Cyberiade.it Anonymous Remailer <anonymous@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 23 Apr 2008 11:10:26 +0200
Paul wrote:
But it will be, once people realise it's not any
more secure than email. Also, it's super easy and free
to make your own PDF files now.
You're wrong about the security. On a level playing field FAX is
somewhat more secure than email because a FAX isn't sent through a
mutable chain of hops in clear text form, where any casual observer
can sniff and fondle it. Telephone calls do route through switches,
but they far harder to compromise than data routers or mail servers.
You're wrong in the sense that PGP is very popular now (
see other threads).
Actually, not. S/MIME is far more popular where email encryption and
integrity verification are concerned, and even that's not what anyone
could call popular. PGP use on corporate Earth is abysmal.
And if someone wants to snoop on you, they're
gonna find a way, even if they have to tap into your line.
That's not the point, and I suspect you know that. The issue at hand is
how relatively easy snooping is. Email almost makes it the default. The
only way to truly secure either is with strong encryption, but without,
FAX is demonstrably more safe to use as a transport for sensitive
information fro a number of reasons. It's a more "direct" link, it's
more real time and ephemeral, considerably harder to modify without
being discovered, etc...
I've had to use a FAX maybe once in 3 years or so.
As I said you must not spend a lot of time out in the business
world. I FAX quite a bit actually. Several times a week at least.=20
Doesn't surprise me that the business world
is back in the stone ages.
They're not. Nobody is beating animal skins stretched across logs.
They're merely using a tool that's still a suitable choice for a job.
Would you call a modern hammer "stone age" because it's still better
than a tomato for driving nails?
I'm sure there are still people who have 8-track
tapes too....
VHS and 8-track aren't valid analogies. For one they're mostly
luxury items and a luxury industry. For another, there's a issue of
fidelity that simply does not exist within the realm of FAX versus
scanned/mail.
What's so luxurious about a VCR tape?
Don't be silly. With few exceptions what's contained on all media of
that type, from 8-track to Blue Ray, is a luxury. You won't lose
millions of dollars or mistakenly send someone to prison if you don't
see Star Wars in wide screen. Getting documents and information from
point A to point B is a different animal entirely, and whether you
admit it or not, we're both fully aware that FAX transmissions still get
that job done every minute of every day.
I just buy them because it's not worth it for
me to spend money on a DVD that i end up not liking.
Which makes used tapes a great way to see new movies.
Exactly. It's a luxury, not a necessity. Very wise of you to budget
your money when purchasing those meaningless diversions. :)
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