I already sent your bank an email, notifying them of your change of email address.
On Wed, 22 Jul 2009, Larry Seltzer wrote: > You didn't need to go to that trouble. Next time just ask me and I'll > send them an e-mail from you. > > Larry Seltzer > Contributing Editor, PC Magazine > [email protected] > http://blogs.pcmag.com/securitywatch/ > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Drsolly [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 8:16 PM > To: Tomas L. Byrnes > Cc: Larry Seltzer; [email protected] > Subject: RE: [funsec] Bank security > > My bank thinks that PKI is a brand of peanut. > > They just wanted a plain, vanilla email. And I sent them one. And > they're > happy. Hey - the email says it came from me, so they have their > auditable > verification. > > On Wed, 22 Jul 2009, Tomas L. Byrnes wrote: > > > Well, if they used PKI, that would be true (that the e-mail could be > > authenticated whereas the fax cannot). > > > > It is true that you can at least verify the final relay MTA, if you > > control the delivery MTA, which you can't for sure with a fax (caller > ID > > can be spoofed). > > > > So there is some truth that e-Mail is slightly more verifiable than > fax. > > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > >From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] > > >On Behalf Of Larry Seltzer > > >Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 3:19 AM > > >To: Drsolly; [email protected] > > >Subject: Re: [funsec] Bank security > > > > > >OMFG.... > > > > > >Larry Seltzer > > >Contributing Editor, PC Magazine > > >[email protected] > > >http://blogs.pcmag.com/securitywatch/ > > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > >From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] > > >On Behalf Of Drsolly > > >Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 4:44 AM > > >To: [email protected] > > >Subject: [funsec] Bank security > > > > > >I sent my bank a fax to tell them about my change of address. They > sent > > >a > > >fax back, asking me to phone them. The lady I spoke to, said that > they > > >couldn't do it from a fax, they needed an email. I asked why; she > said > > >that it was so they could be sure it came from me. > > > > > >Apparently, anyone can send an fax, but if an email has me in the > > >from-line, that proves it came from me. > > > > > >And this is a bank. > > > > > >And we wonder why there's fraud ... > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > >Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. > > >https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec > > >Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. > > > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > >Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. > > >https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec > > >Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
