🚀 go-pugleaf

In article <4747c159$0$47117$892e7fe2@authen.yellow.readfreenews.net>,
 "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

> KK <KENJI@RIPCO.COM> wrote:
> >"Shawn H." <s_r_h_i@comcast.net> wrote:
> >>Charles Packer <mailbox@cpacker.org> wrote:
> 
> >> > If your cable TV, Internet or phone
> >> > provider is RCN, you must have received
> >> > the same serious-sounding letter from
> >> > them that I did. It says I have a deadline of
> >> > December 1 to establish a password and
> >> > provide answers to a couple of security
> >> > questions, to be used in the future
> >> > when I call to request service changes,
> >> > etc.
> 
> >> > I'm not going to do anything about it.
> >> > According to RCN's Q&A at its Web site,
> >> > if I call in a service request and I
> >> > don't have the answers to the security
> >> > questions, they will have to call me
> >> > back at the phone number given on my
> >> > account to authenticate my request. That's
> >> > good enough security for me. 
> 
> >> What's wrong with RCN's security method? It seems to me, its in your 
> >> best interest to set up the password. I really don't see what the big 
> >> deal is or why such a request would scare you.
> 
> >ever have to call the gas compnay or the electric company or the POTS 
> >company to give them magic words? I don't think so.
> 
> Yeah, actually. Phone company has an entire rigamorole to establish
> identity before they'll discuss anything with you. As I refuse to give
> them a Social Security Number, they ask for identifying information from
> the phone bill. Putting a password on the account is optional.
> 
> >The only service I have that requires a magic word is ADT.
> 
> hahahahaha, as if everyone on Usenet couldn't guess.

guess what?