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Subject: Re: Nice Ugly Americans Posted on: Fri, 10 Oct 2003 12:45:03 GMT

On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 14:35:47 +0200, Mxsmanic
wrote:

>Frank Slootweg writes:
>
>> And you don't consider that pathetic?
>
>Not really. In the absence of secure means of EFT, it's the best method
>available.

Really, but it's less secure than the current electronic transfer
methods, takes longer, costs more to process, takes longer and ...

>I had never needed to wait 2.5 months for a check to be deposited on my
>account in the U.S., but that's routine in France.

Again projecting the inefficiencies in your french bank to the entire
banking system of Europe...

Jim.