[SWLUG] Re: Motorola SB5100 cable modem

Peter Prior swlug at nermal.org
Wed Mar 23 17:48:04 UTC 2005


> 
> The only drawback is the online banking.  Historically the banks have 
> always (foolishly in my opinion) stuck rigidly to only allowing 
> customers to use Internet Explorer as their web browser, not making 
> their websites compatible with anything else, e.g. Firefox.  So you're 
> nailed to using IE with all its' many insecurities with WINE (if using 
> Linux) or trying to nail down the rest of MS's famously insecure 
> operating system.

HSBC works and always has done for me.

Gareth said something about their online business banking not working 
anymore, but I can't confirm that or see if it's fixed as I only use 
personal banking.

Pete



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