Bert Hyman <[email protected]> wrote:

    > [email protected] (David Horne, _the_ chancellor of
    > the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy) wrote
    > in news:1h7jcus.yym6ndhqxxs0N%this_address_is_for_spa [email protected]:
    >
    > > Bert Hyman <[email protected]> wrote:
    > >
    > >> In news:[email protected] k "Richard
    > >> J." <[email protected]> wrote:
    > >>
    > >> > Maisie wrote:
    > >> >> Make certain you know what the numerics are for your password
    > >> >> if you use letters in your pin. Some banks use only numbers on
    > >> >> their ATM keypads.
    > >> >
    > >> > Indeed. I have *never* seen a bank keypad with letters in the
    > >> > UK or France.
    > >>
    > >> Never seen one in the US either.
    > >
    > > ?
    >
    > Geez... I just went downstairs and looked at the ATM in our
    > cafeteria; the darned thing has LETTERS on the keypad, like a
    > telephone but with Q & Z on the "1" key.
    >
    > Now, I've been using ATMs for decades, but I guess I've never
    > actually LOOKED at one since my PINs have always been all numeric.
    >
    > Guess I'd make a great eyewitness in court, eh?

    :)

I was once given a helpful mnemonic for one of my credit cards. DUCK.
Think about it! :)


--
David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net
usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk
http://homepage.mac.com/davidhornecomposer http://soundjunction.org

On Thu, 15 Dec 2005 11:00:34 +0000, [email protected]
(David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and
prestwich tesco 24h offy) wrote:

    >Bert Hyman <[email protected]> wrote:
    >> [email protected] (David Horne, _the_ chancellor of
    >> the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy) wrote
    >> in news:1h7jcus.yym6ndhqxxs0N%this_address_is_for_spa [email protected]:
    >>
    >> > Bert Hyman <[email protected]> wrote:
    >> >
    >> >> In news:[email protected] k "Richard
    >> >> J." <[email protected]> wrote:
    >> >>
    >> >> > Maisie wrote:
    >> >> >> Make certain you know what the numerics are for your password
    >> >> >> if you use letters in your pin. Some banks use only numbers on
    >> >> >> their ATM keypads.
    >> >> >
    >> >> > Indeed. I have *never* seen a bank keypad with letters in the
    >> >> > UK or France.
    >> >>
    >> >> Never seen one in the US either.
    >> >
    >> > ?
    >>
    >> Geez... I just went downstairs and looked at the ATM in our
    >> cafeteria; the darned thing has LETTERS on the keypad, like a
    >> telephone but with Q & Z on the "1" key.
    >>
    >> Now, I've been using ATMs for decades, but I guess I've never
    >> actually LOOKED at one since my PINs have always been all numeric.
    >>
    >> Guess I'd make a great eyewitness in court, eh?
    >:)
    >I was once given a helpful mnemonic for one of my credit cards. DUCK.
    >Think about it! :)

Just one letter from a memorable PIN?
--
Martin

Martin <[email protected]> wrote:

    > On Thu, 15 Dec 2005 11:00:34 +0000, [email protected]
    > (David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and
    > prestwich tesco 24h offy) wrote:
[]
    > >I was once given a helpful mnemonic for one of my credit cards. DUCK.
    > >Think about it! :)
    >
    > Just one letter from a memorable PIN?

I certainly never forgot it! :)

My number in the Boston area at one time was 617-MAD-SOUL. When I gave
it out that way to people, they never forgot it either! :)

--
David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net
usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk
http://homepage.mac.com/davidhornecomposer http://soundjunction.org