besides the password problem, there are the "handy" verification questions if you've forgotten your password, the answers to most of those are easy to guess or search for on the web. i've made my password supper strange and random characters and changed the security question answers to nonsense that even i won't remember long.
Gamba wrote: > > >I can't help wondering if perhaps the hacker isn't someone you know, if > >your password was so clever. > >Bob F > > I was wondering about that. > Doesn't PayPal use unigue username as well as password? > I was thinking it was somebody who has done a PayPal transaction with Dan, > thus knowing his username. -------- -- "To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them." (Richard Henry Lee, Virginia delegate to the Continental Congress, initiator of the Declaration of Independence, and member of the first Senate, which passed the Bill of Rights.) -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
