VB 2005 Email Programming

[Sharrukin Amiri]

Can anyone give me a head start on programming outlook to send and recieve
mail via VB 2005. I want to automatically send a unique pin number
to a customer who's credit card was approved. I am new to VB2005. This
would be my first VB2005 app. I have using VB6 for over 15 years.
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Warm Regards,

Sharrukin

[aaron.kempf]

that doesn't mean that you surrender on the email front.
you watch out for sniffers; you look for executable names; you look for
md5 hashes

you don't just sit there. email is not more insecure than anything else
you do on the internet..


Spam Catcher wrote:

"aa*********@gm ail.com" <aa*********@gm ail.comwrote in
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if you have a single sniffer on your network then you're fucked anyways

exactly.

[C-Services Holland b.v.]

aa*********@gma il.com wrote:

that doesn't mean that you surrender on the email front.
you watch out for sniffers; you look for executable names; you look for
md5 hashes

you don't just sit there. email is not more insecure than anything else
you do on the internet..

Then why did they invent encrypted connections like https, vpn, SSH etc.
Sure you can send sensitive information via email, just encrypt it with
PGP or something so that only the receiver can decode it. These
technologies exist for a reason.

Why do you think online banking or entering CC information on internet
shops use encrypted connections instead of uncrypted cleartext
transmissions?

How do you watch out for sniffers? If you have a method of detecting a
sniffer, please do tell.

--
Rinze van Huizen
C-Services Holland b.v

[aaron.kempf]

it's just that it's over-simplifying to say that email is inherently
insecure.

that was my beef-- email isn't inherently insecure.

if it's mis-configured; it could be inappropriate to send pins via
email.

but if you're sending it to mainly corporate customers; then it might
not be as big of a deal as you alarmists made it up to be
-Aaron

C-Services Holland b.v. wrote:

aa*********@gma il.com wrote:

that doesn't mean that you surrender on the email front.
you watch out for sniffers; you look for executable names; you look for
md5 hashes

you don't just sit there. email is not more insecure than anything else
you do on the internet..

Then why did they invent encrypted connections like https, vpn, SSH etc.
Sure you can send sensitive information via email, just encrypt it with
PGP or something so that only the receiver can decode it. These
technologies exist for a reason.

Why do you think online banking or entering CC information on internet
shops use encrypted connections instead of uncrypted cleartext
transmissions?

How do you watch out for sniffers? If you have a method of detecting a
sniffer, please do tell.

--
Rinze van Huizen
C-Services Holland b.v

[Spam Catcher]

"aa*********@gm ail.com" <aa*********@gm ail.comwrote in
news:11******** **************@ i42g2000cwa.goo glegroups.com:

but if you're sending it to mainly corporate customers; then it might
not be as big of a deal as you alarmists made it up to be

How about the links in between servers? Who knows what those network admins
are upto? : )

[aaron.kempf]

if you're a fucking idiot that uses a hub; then maybe you could sniff
it.

from what I understand; nobody uses hubs anymore so who gives a shit
what they're trying to sniff

all i know is that i can buy a 16-port 100mbit switch for what $70?

[Spam Catcher]

"aa*********@gm ail.com" <aa*********@gm ail.comwrote in
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if you're a fucking idiot that uses a hub; then maybe you could sniff
it.

from what I understand; nobody uses hubs anymore so who gives a shit
what they're trying to sniff

all i know is that i can buy a 16-port 100mbit switch for what $70?

What's with your language?

And a switch won't prevent sniffing - you can turn on port mirroring quite
easily.

[aaron.kempf]

man where do you come up with this crap??

i mean seriously here

-Aaron
Spam Catcher wrote:

"aa*********@gm ail.com" <aa*********@gm ail.comwrote in
news:11******** **************@ i42g2000cwa.goo glegroups.com:

if you're a fucking idiot that uses a hub; then maybe you could sniff
it.

from what I understand; nobody uses hubs anymore so who gives a shit
what they're trying to sniff

all i know is that i can buy a 16-port 100mbit switch for what $70?

What's with your language?

And a switch won't prevent sniffing - you can turn on port mirroring quite
easily.

[Spam Catcher]

"aa*********@gm ail.com" <aa*********@gm ail.comwrote in
news:11******** **************@ i42g2000cwa.goo glegroups.com:

man where do you come up with this crap??

i mean seriously here

There are criminals from all walks of life. For that matter, how do you
know you can trust your ISP?

Hence why send sensitive material via e-mail when there are more secure
channels?

[aaron.kempf]

like what.. snailmail?

how do you know you can trust your post office worker?

ssh?

how do you know you can trust your linux admin.

trust is EARNED.
and I TRUST EMAIL. It is a lot better than it was 5 years ago.

it used to have serious problems; but hotmail and outlook / exchange
have gotten a LOT more secure over the past 5 years.

-Aaron
Spam Catcher wrote:

"aa*********@gm ail.com" <aa*********@gm ail.comwrote in
news:11******** **************@ i42g2000cwa.goo glegroups.com:

man where do you come up with this crap??

i mean seriously here

There are criminals from all walks of life. For that matter, how do you
know you can trust your ISP?

Hence why send sensitive material via e-mail when there are more secure
channels?

[Spam Catcher]

"aa*********@gm ail.com" <aa*********@gm ail.comwrote in
news:11******** **************@ 75g2000cwc.goog legroups.com:

how do you know you can trust your post office worker?

You can't ... that's why they invented postal insurance and tracking
numbers ;-)