On Wednesday 11 June 2008, Gene Heskett wrote: And here is another of my replies that has sat in the inbox someplace for 4 days & change between leaving my machine and actually getting to the list.
Whats with the delays? >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) Your mode of life will be changed for the better because of good news soon. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
