Dale Shipp (1:261/1466) wrote to Steven Horn at 00:48 on 08 Dec 2002:

 DS>    Although the communication is not point to point (i.e. takes
 DS> many    hops), the information is secured point to point (i.e. your
 DS> computer    encrypts it and the bank computer decrypts it -- both
 DS> according to an    agreed on secret that no one else has).

I assume that this means I have to connect the secure server used by my
banking site or e-commerce site first.

 DS>    My wording was perhaps ambiguous to what I meant.

Other people would be more concerned about that than I am.  I find that
after seven years of direct involvement with the Internet, I still have
lots to learn.
  
Take care,

Steven Horn (steven_a_horn{at}yahoo.ca)
Moderator, ALASKA_CHAT 
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