... It can be purchased on the street corner, but it is not good enough to validate it against proper services ...
Boy, are you optimistic! A majority are. An example: Up here in Canada, our government decided to change all the bills due to counterfeit problems. Even 5's (singles & deuces are already coins), which were done first. They imbedded holograms and special ultra-violet inks. Normally, anything smaller than a 20 is not worth the effort to fake. Within a week, counterfeit 5's were available (in the new format). The Toronto Transit Commission (public transport) refuses to accept them. And, no vending machine (or change maker) accepts them either. The point is: it's TOO easy to produce 'validatable' documentation. -teD (The secret to success is sincerity. If you can fake that, you've got it made!) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html