Re: what would cause this ??

Quoting DrZaius on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 19:35:55 -0400:

PC belonging to a friend.

Friend clicks on a link to a website:

http://sajpj.eaqcfmc.cn/bupkgwd.html

What happened next, is supposedly the
printer attached to the PC, proceeded
to print off 94 pages of random words &
gibberish sentences.

The website link above is no longer
in service.

Question is, what kind of "attack" (if
this was one), was this ?...

Any possible explanations for this ?

How could just visiting a website cause a
printer to spew out 94 pages of stuff ???

IN theory, it should be possible. Right (or wrong, depending on viewpoint)
settings in the OS and or the browser; right kind of script embedded in
the web page; just the right bug in just the right software....

I'd be more inclined to think in terms of user error - the user might have
accidentally hit the wrong button at the wrong time.
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