Re[2]: One time encryption

2008-09-17 Thread Dan Lester
Monday, September 15, 2008, 6:53:21 PM, you wrote: Is the internet really any riskier than how I use the card every day? Actually the internet is much safer. As you point out, you give the card to all sorts of people. And then there are the people you give it to on the phone...and on and on.

Two TheBat processes

2008-09-17 Thread Leonard Berkowitz
I keep my computer running all the time and TheBat minimized. I see it as a process in the tray at the bottom of the screen.Recently, I have noticed two TheBat processes at the bottom of the screen. If I try to close either one, the other will be closed as well. Any ideas why the extra process? I

Re: One time encryption

2008-09-17 Thread Jernej Simončič
On Wednesday, September 17, 2008, 17:05:59, Dan Lester wrote: As a side note, but an important ond, DO NOT PUT YOUR MAIL IN A BOX IN FRONT OF YOUR HOUSE for the letter carrier to pick up. Your mail can be taken by a crook and your identity and/or money stolen. You mean your own postbox or

Re: One time encryption

2008-09-17 Thread Thomas Fernandez
Hello Jernej, On Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:53:14 +0200 GMT (17/09/2008, 02:53 +0700 GMT), Jernej Simončič wrote: The easiest way, if you have a fax machine, is to fax him the information. That's a straight phone-line connection, not networked, so the probability of anyone being able to tap into it

Re: One time encryption

2008-09-17 Thread Thomas Fernandez
Hello MFPA, On Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:41:51 +0100 GMT (17/09/2008, 01:41 +0700 GMT), MFPA wrote: Is the internet really any riskier than how I use the card every day? M Unlikely to be riskier than allowing people to wander off with it. M Several years since I saw that - these days they usually

Re: One time encryption

2008-09-17 Thread MFPA
Hi On Wednesday 17 September 2008 at 5:22:25 PM, in mid:[EMAIL PROTECTED], Thomas Fernandez wrote: No such EPOS terminals exist over here. The credit card still disappears with the waiter for a couple of minutes. Even in the old days of the machine you put the card on, placed a form over the

Re[2]: One time encryption

2008-09-17 Thread Dan Lester
Wednesday, September 17, 2008, 9:32:52 AM, you wrote: As a side note, but an important ond, DO NOT PUT YOUR MAIL IN A BOX IN FRONT OF YOUR HOUSE for the letter carrier to pick up. Your mail can be taken by a crook and your identity and/or money stolen. You mean your own postbox or ...?

Re: Two TheBat processes

2008-09-17 Thread MFPA
Hi On Wednesday 17 September 2008 at 4:22:43 PM, in mid:[EMAIL PROTECTED], Leonard Berkowitz wrote: Recently, I have noticed two TheBat processes at the bottom of the screen. If I try to close either one, the other will be closed as well. I sometimes get that, usually if something running

Re[2]: Two TheBat processes

2008-09-17 Thread Dan Lester
Wednesday, September 17, 2008, 1:15:26 PM, you wrote: Recently, I have noticed two TheBat processes at the bottom of the screen. If I try to close either one, the other will be closed as well. I sometimes get that, usually if something running on the computer is causing intensive processor

Re: One time encryption

2008-09-17 Thread Jernej Simončič
On Wednesday, September 17, 2008, 18:15:58, Thomas Fernandez wrote: True. But the eavesdropper needs to have physical access to the appropriate cable at least once, while email can be hacked remotely. Which is much easier to get than you imagine - most buildings have the phone exchange

Re: One time encryption

2008-09-17 Thread Jernej Simončič
On Wednesday, September 17, 2008, 21:13:23, Dan Lester wrote: Three years. My wife handles the money, and she now pays almost everything electronically, except for a couple that won't handle that. Those get dropped at the post office. Interesting. Checks vanished practically overnight here

Re[2]: One time encryption

2008-09-17 Thread Dan Lester
Wednesday, September 17, 2008, 2:30:02 PM, you wrote: On Wednesday, September 17, 2008, 21:13:23, Dan Lester wrote: Three years. My wife handles the money, and she now pays almost everything electronically, except for a couple that won't handle that. Those get dropped at the post office.

Re: One time encryption

2008-09-17 Thread MFPA
Hi On Wednesday 17 September 2008 at 10:25:14 PM, in mid:[EMAIL PROTECTED], Ian A. White wrote: The reason no one ever blames a phishing scam for the loss of their secure data is because banks and other financial institutions will not cover you if you volunteer the information. And just

Re: One time encryption

2008-09-17 Thread MFPA
Hi On Wednesday 17 September 2008 at 8:13:23 PM, in mid:[EMAIL PROTECTED], Dan Lester wrote: When they write the check they cross out the phone number on it Phone number? On a cheque? -- Best regards, MFPA Don't talk unless you can improve on the silence Using

Re: One time encryption

2008-09-17 Thread MFPA
Hi On Wednesday 17 September 2008 at 9:30:02 PM, in mid:[EMAIL PROTECTED], Jernej Simoncic wrote: Interesting. Checks vanished practically overnight here when banks stopped giving guarantee on them about 15 years ago, and everything moved to electronic transactions. Lots of shops etc here

Wrapping quotes

2008-09-17 Thread MFPA
Hi It has long been a minor irritation that neither of the following will wrap the quoted text in a reply:- %WRAPPED='%Quotes')%- %WRAPPED(45,'%Quotes')%- Is there a simple and reliable way to achieve this? -- Best regards, MFPA Is it possible to be a closet