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Hi Sean, I seem to have misunderstood you.. I assumed you were speaking about an internal system (in the bank itself) I didn't read the article you posted and without that I suppose I was in the wrong context. Maybe. Sean Donelan wrote: {zap] > It a breach of security of the *USER'S* computer, not the *BANK'S* > computers. See above. > How many people do you know have a full-time systems staff mainaining > their home PCs? See above. > If they are lucky, they might have a clever teenager in the house which > helps their parents set the clock on the VCR and unpack the PC they bought > at Best Buy. If they aren't lucky, it was probably the same clever > teenager that downloaded the trojaned software on the parent's PC. > Is the Bank or ISP supposed to send suppport staff to each customer's > house to maintain host level security on customer's home PCs? The bank > didn't sell the customer the computer or the Microsoft software, didn't > install software on the home PC, and doesn't maintain the home PC. See above. > Outlook, the exploding Pinto on the information superhighway. Microsoft, Who wants to get owned today? Len PS Susan, I swear I won't do this again, please don't yell at me.
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