Serving Images from SSL (was Re: NT vs Mac)
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1997
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 14201
interpreted = N
texte = >I like this idea, and we use it for the non-WebCat portion of our site, but >since we serve the WebCat off of WebStar SSL, I can't have GIFs on the page >that reside on non-secure servers.No, SSL clients don't allow you to view non-SSL graphics from within an SSL page. But the assumption is that most of your customers are wandering around the non-SSL portions of your site up until they really decide to buy something. At that point, you switch them over to the SSL side, and since relatively few people actually buy something (compared to lookie-loos), your traffic from that point on is far less.So what I'm saying is don't worry about the relatively slow download times for graphics that get sent via SSL, because there's just not much traffic going on there (if you design you site so that SSL is only used when it really *has* to be).Grant Hulbert, V.P. Engineering | ==== eCommerce for the Rest of Us ==== Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster San Diego, CA 92128 | SiteGuard 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com
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>I like this idea, and we use it for the non-WebCat portion of our site, but >since we serve the WebCat off of WebStar SSL, I can't have GIFs on the page >that reside on non-secure servers.No, SSL clients don't allow you to view non-SSL graphics from within an SSL page. But the assumption is that most of your customers are wandering around the non-SSL portions of your site up until they really decide to buy something. At that point, you switch them over to the SSL side, and since relatively few people actually buy something (compared to lookie-loos), your traffic from that point on is far less.So what I'm saying is don't worry about the relatively slow download times for graphics that get sent via SSL, because there's just not much traffic going on there (if you design you site so that SSL is only used when it really *has* to be).Grant Hulbert, V.P. Engineering | ==== eCommerce for the Rest of Us ==== Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster San Diego, CA 92128 | SiteGuard 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com
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