I asked my Bank to e-mail my current account statements. The result ‘xxx.emc’ for which I am offered ‘file’ as it is a bin file.
Can I overcome this dilemma? >:(
On 11/20/2012 01:46 PM, johnmidl wrote:
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> Can I overcome this dilemma? >:(
ask you bank to resend in pdf, jpg, png, or other “internet standard”…
or ask Microsoft to provide you with a native linux reader of all their
formats ;-(
or ask Google to help: http://tinyurl.com/bv6wcuj
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dd
Am 20.11.2012 13:46, schrieb johnmidl:
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> I asked my Bank to e-mail my current account statements. The result
> ‘xxx.emc’ for which I am offered ‘file’ as it is a bin file.
>
> Can I overcome this dilemma? >:(
>
>
google tells me that this is an encrypted file (striata) it seems the is
a linux software to decrypt it available from them
http://www.striata.com/striata-reader/download.php?version=linux
to be sure you could also ask your bank if that is right.
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On 2012-11-20 13:46, johnmidl wrote:
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> I asked my Bank to e-mail my current account statements. The result
> ‘xxx.emc’ for which I am offered ‘file’ as it is a bin file.
Change bank. Mine uses plain comma separated values (csv), and another
strange format
> Can I overcome this dilemma? >:(
.EMC File Extension](http://www.fileinfo.com/extension/emc)
«File used by Striata Reader, a program that allows users to view
documents that are encrypted by Striata software; contains an encrypted
document such as a bill, letter, invoice, or a collection notice;
commonly used by banks and credit card companies for sending
high-volume, system generated statements to customers; also used by
businesses for eBilling.»
Interesting.
And there is a Linux version. 
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4 x86_64 “Celadon” (Minas Tirith))
On 2012-11-20 14:03, dd wrote:
> On 11/20/2012 01:46 PM, johnmidl wrote:
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>> Can I overcome this dilemma? >:(
>
> ask you bank to resend in pdf, jpg, png, or other “internet standard”…
>
> or ask Microsoft to provide you with a native linux reader of all their
> formats ;-(
Actually, it is not from MS, and there is a Linux version, they say. It
looks like a good idea, an encrypted container so that documents can be
emailed with security.
Mailing pdf would be a bad idea, unless also encrypted. I know you can
sign pdfs, but I’m not aware of encryption. That’s the reason banks and
organizations require you download their documents instead of emailing them.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4 x86_64 “Celadon” (Minas Tirith))
FYI, I had a recent exchange he in the USA with a Medical service provider.
Privacy issues make communicating with them difficult in the past.
They initiated an encrypted communications setup with an invitation (via email) to setup an account via “securewebmail@mcafeesaas.com”, which happens to be a MS company.
Setup was painless, after which I was able to read messages via an https// connection.
Worked relatively painlessly.
Sounds very similar to what Striata Reader does; they just forgot to send the setup first.
My banks here in the USA provide statements, etc. via PDF (or Quicken) format files, but downloaded via https:// sessions after login.
On 11/20/2012 02:14 PM, Carlos E. R. wrote:
> Actually, it is not from MS,
heh! i should not have trusted the OP to know what was what!
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dd
On 2012-11-20 16:52, dd wrote:
> On 11/20/2012 02:14 PM, Carlos E. R. wrote:
>> Actually, it is not from MS,
>
> heh! i should not have trusted the OP to know what was what!
Who knows… MS has an history of buying useful things…
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4 x86_64 “Celadon” (Minas Tirith))