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Subject: Re: on gambitsoft..is it safe?

Author: Johan Havegheer

Date: 11:23:10 04/22/99

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On April 22, 1999 at 09:26:36, Bert Seifriz wrote:

>On April 22, 1999 at 06:28:51, Jeroen van Dorp wrote:
>
>>Paying through the Internet has its risky sides, like paying cash and carrying
>>money around.
>>The real problem IMO is not the interception of e-mail -what chance is there
>>really - but the security of the server you send it to. Anyone hacking a server
>>can get access to these data. So it's important that the server is being
>>protected and data are encrypted.
>>Any solid retailer will provide security up to a level which keeps you away as
>>far as possible from the danger of "hacking".
>>
>>Jeroen ;-}
>
>Who can hack our database server? NOBODY, because it is not connected to
>the internet at all.
>What we do is: call our email several times a day. The moment the email is
>here, nobody could touch it any more. And who should intercept
>billions of emails flying around the earth and just exactly find
>YOUR credit card number and misuse it? You sooner win the 100 million
>lottery jackpot!
>
>We think all talk about insecure email is complete nonsense, at least
>as long as you pay at the next gas station with your credit card!
>Why is it safe there by any means? How do you know that the attendant
>does not sell all the data secretly each night to some crooks? Ever
>thought about that? BS

Fully agreed : I ALWAYS order my programs at Gambit Soft via Email
I pay with VISA card. There has been no problems at.

Johan




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