At 10:33 PM 11/28/04 -0500, Steve Furlong wrote: >I see that an irrevocable payment system, used by itself, is ripe for >fraud, more so if it's anonymous. But why wouldn't a mature system make
>use of trusted intermediaries? The vendors register with the intermedi- >ary *, who takes some pains to verify their identity, trustworthiness, >and so on, and to keep the vendors' identities a secret, if appropriate. Halal was deemed a terrorist weapon, and contrary to the treasury's policies, game over.
