Option to set an automatic 'payment delay' on all payments attempted from
an account.
Another way to deal with large, secure payments is for the system to force
users to confirm payments by email. For example, when a large payment is
pending, the system sends a notification by email and perform
George:
Option to set an automatic 'payment delay' on all payments attempted
from
an account.
You can't have the option to set a delay for payments because if the user
would be able to set this option, it would also be possible for the thief
to
un-set it before he would still the money.
At 1:02 PM +0200 11/20/03, Danny Van den Berghe wrote:
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And of course an email will warn you that the payment delay setting has been
changed in your account.
I'm dubious of the benefits of this feature, it seems to me that
the LACK of any delay is part of e-gold's charm, but...
...
I am
Danny:
1) Option to have email notification whenever somebody logs in to my
account...
I'm almost sold - the fact that it would be optional and I can turn it
off, would do it for me ;o)
The privacy issue would have been less the content of the message, but the
sender. Check citizen
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And of course an email will warn you that the payment delay setting has
been
changed in your account.
I'm dubious of the benefits of this feature, it seems to me that
the LACK of any delay is part of e-gold's charm, but...
No problem , I'll use a second account with no delay setting
If that is still too unprivate, PGP is a possibility, or even simpler, let
the user set the message text he wants to receive.
Then the email message could read: Come see what's happening to big Beth!
If this were to be implemented, the fake-email scammers would name you as
their patron saint.
At 6:54 PM +0200 11/20/03, Danny Van den Berghe wrote:
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I am looking for a really simple way to prevent theft from my account.
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Three words: Buy a Mac! :) (I couldn't resist, and JP would
have said it anyway!)
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A Mac or whatever doesn't solve the question at all.
Actually, long
Danny Van den Berghe has some good ideas.
I'd add that, rather than having to deal with multiple accounts,
it'd be more straight-forward to allow the user to configure a
certain threshhold to differentiate between payment types.
Taking the idea one step further, I wouldn't object if I could
add
--- FileMatrix [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You can't have the option to set a delay for payments because if the user
would be able to set this option, it would also be possible for the thief to
un-set it before he would still the money.
Obviously, changes to this configuration, especially
Hello Danny
1) Option to have email notification whenever somebody logs in to my account
and whenever a transaction is done.
You do have a point there. Of course, there is the issue about privacy.
Emails are not exactly secure and I can think of several reasons why
someone wouldn't want an
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