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Bob- You are probably SAFER on the Internet than calling some catalog firm, giving your number to some hoodlum college kid worker or (gasp) jail inmate working in a prison call center. Besides, they will just punch your number into their company computer and then some rotten employee etc. could get access to that. I would not sweat it on credit cards on the net! -----Original Message----- From: Bob Saville <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, December 07, 2000 10:51 PM Subject: Re: [COUPERS] WARNING: off-subject; good digital camera source >----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- > >Dear ho, ho, ho..... > Thanks for the tip, but I'm still leary about using my credit card on the net. I know, it's >'supposed' to be safe, BUT..... > That's what the pentigon thought until they were broken into. And then there was that 11 year old >kid who broke into numerous banks etc and transfered over a million dollars into a 'non-existing' >private account number that he had dreamed up, 'JUST FOR FUN' and to prove that he could do it. > Also, several months ago, everyone in my credit union here in Oregon warned and advised to change >our piin numbers and 'secret word' as some students at the university of xxxxxxxx had broken into our >accounts and they were no longer secure. > I know you write software and know a heck of a lot more about computers than I do, but I'm still not >convinced that they are safe to use credit cards over the net. (IMHO) > >Bob Saville > >N161LH 3B9 wrote: > >> ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- >> >> All, >> >> I did nearly all my Christmas shopping this year & last via etail (plus >> refurnishing my living room, BTW -- really! I had bookcases and rugs and >> lamps shipped to my house). Most of it is not especially wonderful, but I've >> come across a real honey of a site you might want to check out. >> >> OK, so the deal is that I wanted to get Ted (husband) a digital camera. So I >> did a C/Net search for a price comparison, and found www.thedigitaldog.com. >> They aren't a C/Net selected site, so you might overlook them. These folks >> specialize in digital audio/visual stuff, and are the single best etailer >> I've used. Here are the high points: >> >> - no shipping fee; uses UPS ground 7-10 day delivery >> - no sales tax >> - Verisign secured site >> - phone number prominently displayed so you can call a person (HELLO Amazon >> -- are you listening??) >> - sends immediate email confirmation of your order WITHOUT billing your >> credit card >> - very quick phone confirmation of your order & shipping info, at which >> point you're billed >> - sales folks pointed out useful other stuff I might want/need -- and I >> actually went for some of it >> - sales folks pointed out relevant rebates >> >> They had the second lowest price on C/Net, and I'm guessing that with the >> shipping, tax, and all they're probably the cheapest. I got the Olympus >> D-360L (1.3 megapixals-- 1280X960, 2x zoom) which is essentially the >> entry-level idiot-proof camera (I'm a lousy photographer) for $237. I've >> seen them for $60 or so more. >> >> Anyway, thought y'all might be in the midst of holiday chaos, and this might >> help. >> >> ho ho ho >> >> __________________________________________________________________________ __ _________ >> Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com >> >> __________________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> ___________________________________________________________ >> T O P I C A http://www.topica.com/t/17 >> Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics > >__________________________________________________ >To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >___________________________________________________________ >T O P I C A http://www.topica.com/t/17 >Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics > __________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A http://www.topica.com/t/17 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics
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