On Fri, 18 Mar 2005, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > There is a similar "negligence" when sending the same information to a > stranger via email, don't you think?
No, I have their name, email address (perhaps postal address too) and I am conducting a transaction. This is quite the opposite to attracting a few gazilion of internet users to compromise my bank. And I repeat: all cheque transactions carry the bank details. > your interests as well as his or hers. Just casting it out there, such as > posting it on a mailing list, increases your chances that someone dishonest > will get the information, but sending it to one person does not negate the > chance that she or he will be dishonest. The reason why I use a bank rather than stick them under my matress is security. When I act properly I have comeback. I defined properly above. Period. Kostas
