1141cc406Sopenharmony_ciLast update: 2006-01-05
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3141cc406Sopenharmony_ci- Avoiding damage on flatbed scanners
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5141cc406Sopenharmony_ci  Most flatbed scanners have no protection against exceeding the physical scan
6141cc406Sopenharmony_ci  area height.  That is, if a scan is attempted with a height that exceeds the
7141cc406Sopenharmony_ci  height of the scan surface, the scanner begins making loud noises and the
8141cc406Sopenharmony_ci  scan mechanism may be damaged.  Thus, if you hear such a noise, IMMEDIATELY
9141cc406Sopenharmony_ci  turn off the scanner.
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11141cc406Sopenharmony_ci  Normally, the backend will ensure that the maximum scan height is not
12141cc406Sopenharmony_ci  exceeded.  However, if your scanner model has not been tested yet this
13141cc406Sopenharmony_ci  safety-guard may not work. Please report errors like this to the author of
14141cc406Sopenharmony_ci  the backend or the sane-devel mailing list.
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16141cc406Sopenharmony_ci- Security problems with saned (SANE network scanning daemon)
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18141cc406Sopenharmony_ci  saned is not intended to be exposed to the internet or other non-trusted
19141cc406Sopenharmony_ci  networks.  Make sure that access is limited by tcpwrappers and/or a firewall
20141cc406Sopenharmony_ci  setup. Don't depend only on saned's own authentication.  Don't run saned
21141cc406Sopenharmony_ci  as root if it's not necessary. And do not install saned as setuid root.
22141cc406Sopenharmony_ci  Read man saned(8) for details.
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