One of the biggest annoyances in the life of a small business (or anyone with a fax machine) is the unsolicited fax. These are more than a nuisance - they cost you money: paper, toner, wear and tear on the fax machine and they may tie up your machine when you're expecting something important.

They are also illegal, under federal and state law.

We have sued and won against junk faxers. Here's one example, and here's another. That's because we get consumer complaints about them. Businesses or individuals can file a complaint and send their junk faxes into our office.

Recommendation: Do not opt out of receiving further faxes. This is like opting out of spam e-mail. All it does is confirm to the sender that they've hit a working fax number.