maybe I should have stated it as... according to the requirements, it only runs on MS Windows... so Linux, IRIX, Solaris are all unable to use this product
It doesn't even work with Linux.... that's like putting tons of gold nuggets in a shack with broken windows and using a high security lock for the front door.
are the prices justified?
PC Card: $2,495.24 Wireless Bridge: $1,481.83 Access Point: $990.89 Key Fill Cable: $153.14
I agree that users should take more responsibility with respect to security in general.
I still believe PayPal should rethink security issues. Most PayPal users fall into the "Assume the user is an Idiot" catagory. That being the case, PayPal should enforce stricter password policies and check systems. They could do something like... if you wanna make a withdrawl larger than $XXX, you have to do XYZ. It could even be set up so that it is not a mandatory system but optional (so that the "inconvenience factor" is limited only to those who choose... ON be default, opt-out instructions provided when making widthdrawl)... you get the idea.
To say that it's the users fault just isn't right.
It would be like going to your bank to withdraw money and finding out that the teller gave Joe Shit all your money because he said he was you and then saying it was your fault because his name was the same as yours.
I've been using Mandrake for years and now I'm gonna keep it running until I actually run into one of the problems described in this *review*. Check back after a few years. I look forward to NOT being able to reply.
I experienced the fraud scam first hand 4 years ago (on Yahoo auctions). Having made many internet transactions at a time when internet purchases were just becoming mainstream, I didn't realize the reality that "laws are different on the net." The story was similar except our "victims" lost $1000 a pop.... (stole close to $50,000 total)
I started a website, spent countless hours contacting any other victim I legally could, monitored the auction site for months to inform others when I noticed the group was scamming 'em, contacted cops all over the US, files fraud charges locally in my state andin the state to which I sent the money order, and with the FBI.
It turned out the guy was part of a group of people living in Louisiana who beleived they were their own country... the Louisiana cops informed me that these people had their own money, license plates, laws, etc... thy thought they were exempt from US laws (of course, they didn't mind taking US money from others!)
The FBI wouldn't get involved because they viewed him as an individual and not part of the "bastard country" group even after I showed them plenty of proof that he was.
After about a year, the Louisiana cops finally arrested the responsible individual... Of course, I've never seen a refund check and I'm sure I never will. The bastard is probably out of jail and back to his tricks again.
I spoke with a Agate (http://www.eiware.com) rep today about the Mac and Linux drivers for the Q-Key. I was told that drivers for both Mac and Linux would be available in March... after the Mac OS X is released. The reason Linux users have to wait is because, according to Agate, the Mac OS X and Linux 2.4 Kernel are realated closely enough to release both drivers at the same time???
So I'm assuming that the only Mac OS they plan on supporting is OS X and the only Linux Kernel to be supported is 2.4.x. Oh well, better than only working on M$ Platforms
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maybe I should have stated it as... according to the requirements, it only runs on MS Windows... so Linux, IRIX, Solaris are all unable to use this product
S ec Net11Briefing.pdf
http://www.govcomm.harris.com/secure-comm/Docs/
It doesn't even work with Linux.... that's like putting tons of gold nuggets in a shack with broken windows and using a high security lock for the front door.
are the prices justified?
PC Card: $2,495.24
Wireless Bridge: $1,481.83
Access Point: $990.89
Key Fill Cable: $153.14
On a related note....
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Ximian red-carpet is available for Red Hat 8.0, Mandrake 9.0, or SuSE 8.1 at http://ximian.com/products/redcarpet/download.htm
I agree that users should take more responsibility with respect to security in general.
I still believe PayPal should rethink security issues. Most PayPal users fall into the "Assume the user is an Idiot" catagory. That being the case, PayPal should enforce stricter password policies and check systems. They could do something like... if you wanna make a withdrawl larger than $XXX, you have to do XYZ. It could even be set up so that it is not a mandatory system but optional (so that the "inconvenience factor" is limited only to those who choose... ON be default, opt-out instructions provided when making widthdrawl)... you get the idea.
To say that it's the users fault just isn't right.
It would be like going to your bank to withdraw money and finding out that the teller gave Joe Shit all your money because he said he was you and then saying it was your fault because his name was the same as yours.
I've been using Mandrake for years and now I'm gonna keep it running until I actually run into one of the problems described in this *review*. Check back after a few years. I look forward to NOT being able to reply.
... done that.
I experienced the fraud scam first hand 4 years ago (on Yahoo auctions). Having made many internet transactions at a time when internet purchases were just becoming mainstream, I didn't realize the reality that "laws are different on the net." The story was similar except our "victims" lost $1000 a pop.... (stole close to $50,000 total)
I started a website, spent countless hours contacting any other victim I legally could, monitored the auction site for months to inform others when I noticed the group was scamming 'em, contacted cops all over the US, files fraud charges locally in my state andin the state to which I sent the money order, and with the FBI.
It turned out the guy was part of a group of people living in Louisiana who beleived they were their own country... the Louisiana cops informed me that these people had their own money, license plates, laws, etc... thy thought they were exempt from US laws (of course, they didn't mind taking US money from others!)
The FBI wouldn't get involved because they viewed him as an individual and not part of the "bastard country" group even after I showed them plenty of proof that he was.
After about a year, the Louisiana cops finally arrested the responsible individual... Of course, I've never seen a refund check and I'm sure I never will. The bastard is probably out of jail and back to his tricks again.
You live and learn, I guess.
I spoke with a Agate (http://www.eiware.com) rep today about the Mac and Linux drivers for the Q-Key. I was told that drivers for both Mac and Linux would be available in March... after the Mac OS X is released. The reason Linux users have to wait is because, according to Agate, the Mac OS X and Linux 2.4 Kernel are realated closely enough to release both drivers at the same time???
So I'm assuming that the only Mac OS they plan on supporting is OS X and the only Linux Kernel to be supported is 2.4.x. Oh well, better than only working on M$ Platforms