[e-gold-list] Re: More Questions

2000-12-30 Thread Viking Coder
> e) are a majority of people in the world really as stupid as they > continue to appear to be? > In my opinion... YES! Happy New Millenium! Viking Coder --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[e-gold-list] Re: More Questions

2000-12-30 Thread Michael Moore
I would like to know where the sheaves of blockquotes and irritating hieroglyphic html code comes from? I simply just type things. Kind regards, Michael Moore [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.gold-today.com Sign up with e-gold today and get grams of e-gold here. https://www.e-gold.com/newacct/newa

[e-gold-list] happy new year!

2000-12-30 Thread jpm
>f) ...if I have offended, may I offer my recent consumption of two >gigantic and delicious Manhattans as an expedient excuse for my >tactlessness? > Happy New Year!!! Almost new year in Sydney, Australia >..Oh, and by the way, Happy New Year! --- You are currently subscribed to e-gol

[e-gold-list] More Questions

2000-12-30 Thread peelpee
a) must all of Michael Moore's posts always be accompanied by sheaves of blockquotes and equally as abundandant quanities of irritating hieroglyphic html code? b) Re: rip-offs what do people expect when they deal with inherently dishonest systems such as credit cards and bank debt instruments

[e-gold-list] Re: Comments on egold sale

2000-12-30 Thread Angela Kahealani
Loryn E. Jenkins wrote: > You may be pleased to know that, just last night, an Individual Sovereign > opened an account with us. Which is to say they took a printed application via snail-mail, and that I've not yet had a chance to verify they correctly entered my information into their database,

[e-gold-list] Accounts/Privacy/Fraud

2000-12-30 Thread Michael Moore
This whole issue of annonymous accounts/fraud/privacy can be resolved quitesimply  it seems to me.Firstly  the accounts.e-gold, or SR or Goldmoney and who ever is the new gold supplier that willbe opening in the new year simply sets up three types of accounts.xx  is the standard account

[e-gold-list] Free Visa Card?

2000-12-30 Thread Michael Moore
Hi there, Would you believe it,  I have found a Free VISA CARD. Take a quick look at www.visarebates.com  . They're giving away free Visa cards with free flight miles on any airline and paying people a ton of money to refer their contacts. And this isn't very hard! This thing is spreading l

[e-gold-list] Re: SR & Identity

2000-12-30 Thread B Ray
--Original Message-- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: e-gold Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: December 31, 2000 1:59:06 AM GMT Subject: [e-gold-list] Re: SR & Identity At 8:48 PM -0500 12/30/00, B Ray wrote: >http://www.yoursolutions.net/goldrush/ I musyt say that's a good, SIMPLE, sensi

[e-gold-list] Re: SR & Identity

2000-12-30 Thread jpm
At 8:48 PM -0500 12/30/00, B Ray wrote: >http://www.yoursolutions.net/goldrush/ I musyt say that's a good, SIMPLE, sensible looking xchange provider (I have absolutely no idea who's running it, if it's a crooked one, or whatever! :) ) Thank god for simple, clear instructions. Whoever is runn

[e-gold-list] Re: SR & Identity

2000-12-30 Thread Sidd
Boyd wrote: >It can also work in the reverse, I want to sell, the MM deposits cash to my acct, I spend the egold to his. >It does take a leaf of faith the first time this is done, or maybe even the first 2 or 3 times ... Not for much longer... watch this space... Sidd. --- You are currently su

[e-gold-list] Re: SR & Identity

2000-12-30 Thread B Ray
--Original Message-- From: "Goldfinger Coin and Bullion Inc." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: e-gold Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: December 30, 2000 11:45:19 PM GMT Subject: [e-gold-list] Re: SR & Identity It's real simple -- If you want to retain anonymity -- then do not request to sett

[e-gold-list] Re: SR & Identity

2000-12-30 Thread CCS
Dale, I am very sympathetic to your efforts and goals. > What I am interested in is helping to develop a viable and > legal ALTERNATIVE to the crooked pirate scheme of the FED et > al. This is NOT in defiance of the system but is a reach for > freedom and privacy (to be left alone and in peac

[e-gold-list] Re: e-gold

2000-12-30 Thread Eric Gaither, Gaithman's E-Gold Exchange
Reid, Your alive! Oh, I am so happy to know your reading these discussion lists! Now, can you please answer the $65 K dollar question of the day: What is the reason the e-gold website is down and how soon are you projecting it to be back up? My phone has been ringing off the hook (as i

[e-gold-list] Re: e-gold

2000-12-30 Thread markab23
When I asked if e-biz and e-gold were related I was referring to the down time and closure of e-biz. It occurred to me masses of e-biz 'participants' would be trying to asccess their egold accounts at the same time. As there are about 30 thousand of them (i have been told) I imagine that wo

[e-gold-list] Re: SR & Identity

2000-12-30 Thread Sidd
Dale wrote: >Not so (in my case anyway). I went around and around with my bank about the SS# illegal requirement. The bank is bound by their contract with the FED system to acquire the SS# or they are fined as per their private contract. Eventually I relented because I needed to conduct business -

[e-gold-list] Re: e-gold

2000-12-30 Thread Reid Jackson
Eric Gaither said on Saturday, December 30, 2000 7:34 PM: > How trusting you must be in this inter-related world. Yes, there is a > good chance the two are not related, however, due to the volume of money > e-biz had in e-gold, my thoughts steer to the relation. Did you > ever see the > publi

[e-gold-list] Re: e-gold

2000-12-30 Thread Edwin Woudt
"Eric Gaither, Gaithman's E-Gold Exchange" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Another one of those ponzi scams? If so, then in no way will e-gold be >> related to it. > > How trusting you must be in this inter-related world. Yes, there is a > good chance the two are not related, however, due to th

[e-gold-list] Re: SR & Identity

2000-12-30 Thread Eric Gaither, Gaithman's E-Gold Exchange
Jim., >Frankly,, lets call a spade a spade,, the only reason we require any kind >of ID or verification is simply incase your payment goes wrong -- then >we have some means of finding you and extracting the payment for the >bullion you > received (on your word that your payment was good). Yo

[e-gold-list] Re: SR & Identity

2000-12-30 Thread CCS
> > Because the value of e-gold derives from its utility as a means > > that enables individuals to trade freely in defiance of the > > state. It would cease to be useful for this purpose if submission > > to the state, which is what identification amounts to, is required > > as a condition of us

[e-gold-list] Re: e-gold

2000-12-30 Thread Eric Gaither, Gaithman's E-Gold Exchange
Sidd, I agree with you on the fact it was copied and pasted. I did not mean to imply it was written specifically for E-biz ventures. Reid, I am sorry if that was misconstrued. What I meant was the volume of spends being done to E-biz on a nightly basis caused many a technical problem

[e-gold-list] Re: SR & Identity

2000-12-30 Thread Dale Pond
Sidd wrote: > > BUT, anyone who has a credit card or cheque account is already deeply > ensconced in the "system" and is obviously not TOO concerned about > privacy anyway. Not so (in my case anyway). I went around and around with my bank about the SS# illegal requirement. The bank is bound by t

[e-gold-list] Re: SR & Identity

2000-12-30 Thread Goldfinger Coin and Bullion Inc.
>> >>Fact is, any method of payment to an MM (besides cash in hand) leaves >>a trail back to the payer. Even an "anonymous" reputation system that >>allowed me to accept a CC or cheque from someone without knowing his >>identity, would result in the banking transactions revealing his >>identity to

[e-gold-list] Re: e-gold

2000-12-30 Thread Sidd
Eric Wrote: >Did you ever see the >public apology Reid Jackson posted on the e-biz site? Oops! Eric, that public apology was addressed to the e-gold list, and was merely COPIED by the operators of e-biz to their site. The apology did not in ANY way refer to e-biz at all, it was a GENERAL APOLOG

[e-gold-list] Re: e-gold

2000-12-30 Thread Eric Gaither, Gaithman's E-Gold Exchange
Edwin, Another one of those ponzi scams? If so, then in no way will e-gold be > related to it. How trusting you must be in this inter-related world. Yes, there is a good chance the two are not related, however, due to the volume of money e-biz had in e-gold, my thoughts steer to the relation

[e-gold-list] Re: SR & Identity

2000-12-30 Thread Sidd
Hi CCS and all, This conversation has really developed into something truly stimulating and thought provoking. What I am seeing is that there appear to really be 2 issues here A)The customers (participants') need for privacy and transactions based on reputation and B)The need to protect the exis

[e-gold-list] Re: e-gold

2000-12-30 Thread Edwin Woudt
markab23 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am getting a HTTP1 Server busy with the e-gold site . > Also the e-biz sites have been shut down I notice. > I wonder if they are related? What's e-biz? Another one of those ponzi scams? If so, then in no way will e-gold be related to it. Edwin --- Yo

[e-gold-list] Re: The offer still stands (sincerely!)

2000-12-30 Thread Craig Haynie
> Hmmm,, some more bad news,,, to a certain extent,, even Gold can be > counterfeited,, could you tell the difference between a gold plated bar and > a solid gold bar with just a cursory visual inspection? > > Tis all a slippery slope if one's not careful. It is difficult, though, to counterfeit

[e-gold-list] Re: The offer still stands (sincerely!)

2000-12-30 Thread Goldfinger Coin and Bullion Inc.
Hmmm,, some more bad news,,, to a certain extent,, even Gold can be counterfeited,, could you tell the difference between a gold plated bar and a solid gold bar with just a cursory visual inspection? Tis all a slippery slope if one's not careful. Regards, >> >>> Even cold hard cash can be cou

[e-gold-list] Re: SR & Identity

2000-12-30 Thread Craig Haynie
> > > > E-Gold needs to identify account owners too. I don't know if they > > > > plan to do this, but I would like to see some sort of 'low balance > > > > limit' on accounts whose owners cannot be identified with certainty. > > > > > > That would be the END of e-gold. > > > > Why? > Because th

[e-gold-list] Re: The offer still stands (sincerely!)

2000-12-30 Thread Dale Pond
"Eric Gaither, Gaithman's E-Gold Exchange" wrote: > > > Why not accept only bank wire and Western Union transfers? > > We are always streamlining our payment options. Did you know that > money orders and postal orders can be counterfeited? I've heard of this. Characteristic of "creatable"

[e-gold-list] Re: e-gold / SR ??

2000-12-30 Thread Jim Stewart
I'm OK with "DEBT instruments" denominated in Gold as long as its clear they are NOT money. IMO, it was the fraudulent issue of more gold certificates than gold, which started the corruption of modern currencies. Instead of convicting the fraudsters, governments licensed them, so banks have been

[e-gold-list] e-gold

2000-12-30 Thread markab23
I am getting a HTTP1 Server busy with the e-gold site . Also the e-biz sites have been shut down I notice. I wonder if they are related? Chucky - Powered by http://www.telstra.com --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: archive@jab.org To unsubscri

[e-gold-list] Re: SR & Identity

2000-12-30 Thread CCS
> > > E-Gold needs to identify account owners too. I don't know if they > > > plan to do this, but I would like to see some sort of 'low balance > > > limit' on accounts whose owners cannot be identified with certainty. > > > > That would be the END of e-gold. > > Why? > > Craig Because the

[e-gold-list] Re: SR & Identity

2000-12-30 Thread Craig Haynie
> > E-Gold needs to identify account owners too. I don't know if they > > plan to do this, but I would like to see some sort of 'low balance > > limit' on accounts whose owners cannot be identified with certainty. > > That would be the END of e-gold. Why? Craig --- You are currently subscr

[e-gold-list] Re: The offer still stands (sincerely!)

2000-12-30 Thread CCS
Eric, Thank you for your comments. > I hope I did not appear "harsh" or "conceited" as I do > appreciate your offering suggestions. No, I wasn't bothered a bit. > Sometimes I reply a "little to quickly" and my replies are > often mistaken for criticisms or insult. Same here. I was

[e-gold-list] Re: The offer still stands (sincerely!)

2000-12-30 Thread Eric Gaither, Gaithman's E-Gold Exchange
Dale, Yes, you are correct about this (more than you probably know!): >Seems the market makers, by accepting checks and credit > cards, are open to fraud and scammers by the very nature of checks and credit > cards. Why accept them at all? I admit this allows for quicker growth of the > numbe

[e-gold-list] Re: The offer still stands (sincerely!)

2000-12-30 Thread B Ray
--Original Message-- From: Dale Pond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: e-gold Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: December 30, 2000 8:07:58 PM GMT Subject: [e-gold-list] Re: Hi Eric, This discussion is very positive bringing out a lot of hithertofore unknown details at least to me. Seems the mark

[e-gold-list] Re: The offer still stands (sincerely!)

2000-12-30 Thread B Ray
--Original Message-- From: Dale Pond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: e-gold Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: December 30, 2000 8:07:58 PM GMT Subject: [e-gold-list] Re: Hi Eric, This discussion is very positive bringing out a lot of hithertofore unknown details at least to me. Seems the mark

[e-gold-list] Re: Indentity Theft vs. Anonymous services

2000-12-30 Thread George Matyjewicz
At 11:21 AM 12/30/2000 -0600, Eric Gaither, Gaithman's E-Gold Exchange wrote: >Jeff, > >. I really respect the way SR has handled the recent questions. I am > > sure if we had the option of privacy friendly services we all would use > > them. Instead we need to do a lot of research or create them

[e-gold-list] RE: Standard Reserve

2000-12-30 Thread B Ray
Could not agree with you more. Does anyone think that some sort of escrow sytem similar to ebay might help solve some of the problem with the dishonest buyers and sellers on the egold system? Boyd Pate --Original Message-- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: e-gold Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]

[e-gold-list] Re: The offer still stands (sincerely!)

2000-12-30 Thread Dale Pond
"Eric Gaither, Gaithman's E-Gold Exchange" wrote: > > You are sooo right about things not working in their current state. I > personally have been hit for close to $18 K in bad checks (not counting the > ones I never even bothered to deposit) this MONTH alone. These were from > people in th

[e-gold-list] The offer still stands (sincerely!)

2000-12-30 Thread Eric Gaither, Gaithman's E-Gold Exchange
Craig, Actually, thank you for your reply. I hope I did not appear "harsh" or "conceited" as I do appreciate your offering suggestions. Sometimes I reply a "little to quickly" and my replies are often mistaken for criticisms or insult. To the contrary, I just enjoy engaging in a good deba

[e-gold-list] Re: Standard Reserve

2000-12-30 Thread CCS
> Anyone else sick to death of Standard Reserve's posts here? No. While I disagree with their mind set, I thought they were very open and responsive and potentially constructive. That is rare and precious and I applaud it. > Andthree cheers for Destiny Worldwide's philosophy! As do I.

[e-gold-list] Re: SR & Identity

2000-12-30 Thread CCS
> I think what we are all getting at is that no one cares who you are if > you pay, provide a service, or ship product on time. If you break a > 'contract' we want a way to get you to honor the contract, or refund us, > or failing that lower your reputation to warn your customers (maybe a > little

[e-gold-list] Re: SR & Identity

2000-12-30 Thread CCS
> > You do not have any need to "verify" accounts. You don't need to > > know the person's name or prove who the person is or that the > > person matches some government identifying number. All you need to > > do is to establish that the money in the account belongs to the > > person who control

[e-gold-list] Standard Reserve

2000-12-30 Thread peelpee
Anyone else sick to death of Standard Reserve's posts here? Andthree cheers for Destiny Worldwide's philosophy! --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[e-gold-list] Re: Indentity Theft vs. Anonymous services

2000-12-30 Thread Eric Gaither, Gaithman's E-Gold Exchange
Jeff, . I really respect the way SR has handled the recent questions. I am > sure if we had the option of privacy friendly services we all would use > them. Instead we need to do a lot of research or create them along with > the business we are creating too. I could not agree more! Does any

[e-gold-list] Re: SR & Identity

2000-12-30 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
I think what we are all getting at is that no one cares who you are if you pay, provide a service, or ship product on time. If you break a 'contract' we want a way to get you to honor the contract, or refund us, or failing that lower your reputation to warn your customers (maybe a little retributi

[e-gold-list] Re: Indentity Theft vs. Anonymous services

2000-12-30 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
> > "Any week now" there will be a general one available. Most will be > > willing to participate at least a little. The bad news is you need a > > funded e-gold account (although I just got an idea to minimize this :), > > I have no problem with spending metal. For this to work in the long > ru

[e-gold-list] Re: Indentity Theft vs. Anonymous services

2000-12-30 Thread Craig Haynie
> He had just been scammed by five individuals utilizing > PayPal. So much for trusting those you do not know If the light was turned-on, you'd probably find that those 5 individuals sending payments through PayPal are, in fact, the same person. Craig --- You are currently subscribed to

[e-gold-list] Re: SR & Identity

2000-12-30 Thread Craig Haynie
> You do not have any need to "verify" accounts. You don't need to > know the person's name or prove who the person is or that the > person matches some government identifying number. All you need to > do is to establish that the money in the account belongs to the > person who controls the acco

[e-gold-list] Re: Indentity Theft vs. Anonymous services

2000-12-30 Thread James M. Ray
At 6:06 AM -0800 12/30/00, Jeff Fitzmyers wrote: >> General reputation trackers/sellers are going to have a hard time >> coming up with a method that works for most needs. > >"Any week now" there will be a general one available. Most will be >willing to participate at least a little. The bad news

[e-gold-list] Re: Indentity Theft vs. Anonymous services

2000-12-30 Thread Bob
Jeff Fitzmyers wrote: > > > General reputation trackers/sellers are going to have a hard time > > coming up with a method that works for most needs. > > "Any week now" there will be a general one available. Most will be > willing to participate at least a little. The bad news is you need a > fun

[e-gold-list] Re: Indentity Theft vs. Anonymous services

2000-12-30 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
> General reputation trackers/sellers are going to have a hard time > coming up with a method that works for most needs. "Any week now" there will be a general one available. Most will be willing to participate at least a little. The bad news is you need a funded e-gold account (although I just g

[e-gold-list] Re: Indentity Theft vs. Anonymous services

2000-12-30 Thread Bob
CCS wrote: > For instance, I presume you have established customers you do know > and have come to trust. You could ask new customers for a > recommendation or guarantee from an existing, trusted customer. This > would mean a lot more than the imprimature of the cursed government. I would be

[e-gold-list] If you own the password and login....

2000-12-30 Thread Jeff Fitzmyers
Business opportunity and major design challenge: Philadelphia Inquirer: Locked out. Active Web users have to manage about 15 passwords for daily use, according to Forrester Research Inc., an Internet research firm. By some estimates, half of all service calls to Web businesses are from people ask

[e-gold-list] Re: [e-gold-tech] spend using confirm.asp

2000-12-30 Thread Jay W.
sidd, a bit of a guess, but check to see if the form submit you're doing is a GET instead of a POST...if so try POST. jay w. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sidd wrote: > > Hi All, > > When I use the confirm.asp URL and fill in the optional "memo" field, > I find that all white space is removed. Thus "Thanks

[e-gold-list] Re: Indentity Theft vs. Anonymous services

2000-12-30 Thread CCS
> The drawback is that we also make wonderful targets for those you > mention: This is no in no way a justification for the crooks but: part of the reason for this is your own business practices. > I think MOST of the privacy buffs fear the SS # requirement solely > for one main reason: they

[e-gold-list] Win Real Gold Dust

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[e-gold-list] Last Day of Holiday Special at Gold-Age

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