On Wednesday 11 June 2008, Harold Fuchs wrote: >2008/6/11 Dotan Cohen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> 2008/6/11 Harold Fuchs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> > My wife's bank runs an internet >> > banking scheme that will *only* work with Internet Explorer. We have >> >> tried >> >> > complaining but ... >> >> So switch banks. I did, and I let them know why. I also let the new >> bank know why I moved to their services. >> >> Don't be ridiculous. That really is cutting of one's nose to spite one's > >face. Or you are *very* wealthy and the bank *really* cares if it loses your >custom.
I made exactly that threat to the bank I've used for the last 20 years when they updated their front page 5 years ago and it wouldn't show me a login button because they had put a bunch of ActiveX crap on it. I called corporate up and said in no uncertain terms that I was NOT running windows and never would, and if I couldn't access my account by 2pm with Mozilla, that I would be there in person at my local branch by 2:15 to close the account and take the 5 digits worth of _cash_ across town to another bank. They gave me an address that bypasses their crap and takes me straight to the login screen. This is a larger American bank too, with a multi-state presence. But they apparently understood that at the end of the day, that money was mine, not theirs. Their services are top-notch too, I have a credit/debit card now that goes directly to that account in 3 seconds at zero cost to me, and its a checking account to pays a token interest, so its a win-win for me. I don't care for their password policy (and I've given them hell about that) as it will still accept a 6 character password, but mine is 13, and its a 2 layer system now, considerably more secure. Its your money, if you can't use it as you see fit, when you see fit, move it someplace where you CAN. It really is that simple. -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) You can make it illegal, but you can't make it unpopular. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
