The poster mentioned the Fax Preference Service in the UK wouldn't help him track down and stop a UK-based faxer. However, he didn't mention whether the FCC would help a non-US fax recipient track down and stop a US-based faxer. Perhaps someone can find and link to the FCC's policies regarding foreign complaints, but in the meantime, be careful with attacking back with auto-dialers, looping faxes, and the like (not that they don't deserve it...just don't set yourself up for more greif).
I most often find myself being asked or pressured for the "Quick & Dirty", rather than "Correct & Proper".
As a small software company with a somewhat specialized niche (that hasn't fully recovered from the recent tech slump), we often find ourself chasing the money, which usually requires getting code out fast, consequences be damned. In the vast majority of cases to which I've been a witness (and in some, to my shame and regret, a party), it has come back to bite us in the end, almost always for more time, effort, and money than it would have taken if we'd done it right the first time.
But, our situation is one where if that "Quick & Dirty" check didn't come in when its needed, there'd be no one left for "Correct & Proper" later on. Of course, it's a vicious and ever growing cycle. Yes, it makes me and many of my collegues feel dirty (generally the other developers and technicians...not so much the sales people and PHBs; they just tend to feel relieved), but for most of us, eating is too much fun to give up. =\
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The poster mentioned the Fax Preference Service in the UK wouldn't help him track down and stop a UK-based faxer. However, he didn't mention whether the FCC would help a non-US fax recipient track down and stop a US-based faxer. Perhaps someone can find and link to the FCC's policies regarding foreign complaints, but in the meantime, be careful with attacking back with auto-dialers, looping faxes, and the like (not that they don't deserve it...just don't set yourself up for more greif).
I most often find myself being asked or pressured for the "Quick & Dirty", rather than "Correct & Proper".
As a small software company with a somewhat specialized niche (that hasn't fully recovered from the recent tech slump), we often find ourself chasing the money, which usually requires getting code out fast, consequences be damned. In the vast majority of cases to which I've been a witness (and in some, to my shame and regret, a party), it has come back to bite us in the end, almost always for more time, effort, and money than it would have taken if we'd done it right the first time.
But, our situation is one where if that "Quick & Dirty" check didn't come in when its needed, there'd be no one left for "Correct & Proper" later on. Of course, it's a vicious and ever growing cycle. Yes, it makes me and many of my collegues feel dirty (generally the other developers and technicians...not so much the sales people and PHBs; they just tend to feel relieved), but for most of us, eating is too much fun to give up. =\