Re: Re (2): [OT] US tax forms with acroread from debian-multimedia

2011-03-09 Thread Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
In <87aah3hpf0@thumper.dhh.gt.org>, John Hasler wrote: >I wrote: >> No electronic transmission method can be as secure as walking into >> my CPA's office and handing him papers. In <201103091258.46708@iguanasuicide.net>, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: >Similarly, if you engage a tax profess

Re: Re (2): [OT] US tax forms with acroread from debian-multimedia

2011-03-09 Thread John Hasler
Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. writes: > ...are the most secure way to exchange information publicly available. I wrote: > That statement is certainly false on its face. No electronic > transmission method can be as secure as walking into my CPA's office > and handing him papers. Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.

Re: Re (2): [OT] US tax forms with acroread from debian-multimedia

2011-03-09 Thread Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
On 2011-03-09 16:11:47 John Hasler wrote: >Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. writes: >> ...are the most secure way to exchange information publicly available. > >That statement is certainly false on its face. No electronic >transmission method can be as secure as walking into my CPA's office and >handing him

Re: Re (2): [OT] US tax forms with acroread from debian-multimedia

2011-03-09 Thread John Hasler
I wrote: > ...the Web is inherently insecure. Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. writes: > Well, that statement is false on it's face. History disagrees with you. > Properly implemented TLS trust chains... Some probably exist, somewhere. They do not include Verisign. > ...are the most secure way to exch

Re: Re (2): [OT] US tax forms with acroread from debian-multimedia

2011-03-09 Thread Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
On 2011-03-09 13:44:32 John Hasler wrote: >I wrote: >> Sure, if you don't mind publishing your tax returns. > >Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. writes: >> "Publishing" is perhaps a bit harsh. Most web-based tax services use >> end-to- end encryption to prevent the data from being intercepted both >> times i

Re: Re (2): [OT] US tax forms with acroread from debian-multimedia

2011-03-09 Thread John Hasler
I wrote: > Sure, if you don't mind publishing your tax returns. Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. writes: > "Publishing" is perhaps a bit harsh. Most web-based tax services use > end-to- end encryption to prevent the data from being intercepted both > times it is "on the wire": from you to them and from the

Re: Re (2): [OT] US tax forms with acroread from debian-multimedia

2011-03-09 Thread Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
On 2011-03-09 11:10:39 John Hasler wrote: >Peter E. writes: >> Isn't a Web based tax calculation more efficient? > >Sure, if you don't mind publishing your tax returns. "Publishing" is perhaps a bit harsh. Most web-based tax services use end-to- end encryption to prevent the data from being inter

Re: Re (2): [OT] US tax forms with acroread from debian-multimedia

2011-03-09 Thread John Hasler
Peter E. writes: > Isn't a Web based tax calculation more efficient? Sure, if you don't mind publishing your tax returns. -- John Hasler -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http

Re: Re (2): [OT] US tax forms with acroread from debian-multimedia

2011-03-09 Thread Camaleón
On Wed, 09 Mar 2011 08:49:18 -0800, peasthope wrote: > From: Camaleon > Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2011 16:34:41 + (UTC) >> Form 1040 can be filled fine with Evince (from lenny) ... I'm not sure >> if it's okay with just filling the data and then print it or sending >> the file via e-mail or by direct