Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2001 16:52:36 +0000 From: Nik Clayton <nik@freebsd.org> To: Paul Richards <paul@freebsd-services.com> Cc: Nik Clayton <nik@freebsd.org>, Paul Robinson <paul@akita.co.uk>, Craig Harding <crh@outpost.co.nz>, chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Supporting MS IE (was Re: NatWest? no thanks) Message-ID: <20011103165236.X99754@clan.nothing-going-on.org> In-Reply-To: <525470000.1004793139@lobster.originative.co.uk>; from paul@freebsd-services.com on Sat, Nov 03, 2001 at 01:12:19PM -0000 References: <15328.13403.591620.246277@hyde.lpds.sublink.org> <20011031210224.A710-100000@howie.ncptiddische.net> <20011101095903.B43740@jake.akitanet.co.uk> <3BE126AF.F555A4E0@outpost.co.nz> <20011101112107.F43740@jake.akitanet.co.uk> <20011101135201.N99754@clan.nothing-going-on.org> <525470000.1004793139@lobster.originative.co.uk>
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--R0SsnouPYaG+7rP6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sat, Nov 03, 2001 at 01:12:19PM -0000, Paul Richards wrote: > --On Thursday, November 01, 2001 13:52:01 +0000 Nik Clayton > <nik@freebsd.org> wrote: > > As an aside, it also lets me do clever things. Because their interface > > is (effectively) an application where the URLs form command strings, I > > can write simple[1] Perl scripts that can go to the site, and pull down= my > > current balance for me. Which is actually quite handy. > >=20 > > I couldn't do that before. >=20 > So can somebody else. Eh? I still need the account details, pass code, and the answers to the security questions. But I can embed those in a text file, PGP encrypt the text file with my own public key, and have the script prompt me so that it can decrypt this data and use it appropriately. Which is still less hassle, and faster, than firing up a browser and navigating through a couple of web pages. N --=20 FreeBSD: The Power to Serve http://www.freebsd.org/ FreeBSD Documentation Project http://www.freebsd.org/docproj/ --- 15B8 3FFC DDB4 34B0 AA5F 94B7 93A8 0764 2C37 E375 --- --R0SsnouPYaG+7rP6 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (FreeBSD) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iEYEARECAAYFAjvkINQACgkQk6gHZCw343UcOwCeKYihx9k05tciABXYK2rp+3zZ 7E8An28z4b7mDi72SgN8ZxvmxTtovisF =6yf0 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --R0SsnouPYaG+7rP6-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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