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From: hrs1@cbnewsi.ATT.COM (herman.r.silbiger)
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Subject: Re: Phone Credit Cards
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Date: 10 Feb 90 17:50:24 GMT
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In article <3585@accuvax.nwu.edu>, jad@dayton.dhdsc.mn.org (J. Deters) writes:
 
> Oh, as to selecting PINs: My banker just asked me for a number when I
> signed up for the card.  I said, "Just some random number, please."
> He asked me "How about 6677?"  I sighed and got out my pocket
> calculator (with the random number generator) and gave him four
> digits.  He just gave me this funny look...

That is a very clever solution.  Now, if you forget your PIN, all you
have to do is get out your calculator, run your random number
generator, and there it is :-).

Herman Silbiger