RE: [DL] OT E-books

["Phalen, Pat" <Pat.Phalen@infores.com>]

>even with all the 'safeguards' and 'security measures' that online 
>stores have, there are still cases of 'somehow' your credit card number
being 
>used by those that gain access to it.     Paranoid?      Dang right, I am!


AMEX has a pretty cool security feature for on-line purchases.  They
generate a (pseudo) random Charge number that is only good for a single
purchase.
Only AMEX knows who holds the correct number and who has authority to bill
against it.  Any other charges will be denied.  

Patrick