Re: how to use WebCat w. SSL & CyberCash
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texte = Frank:>First, the recommendation to place most of one's store on a non-SSL server>certainly makes sense but I'm at a loss to understand how to run most of>the store on port 80 and just the page with the CC number on the SSL side>(using one machine). I tried running two copies of WebCatalog but the>second one launched complained that the S/N was already in use so I guess>that's not an option.If you run both your SSL and standard servers from the same directory, then the link from your invoice page to the payment page specifies a full URL that is on the SSL server (i.e. htts://...). If you're set up this way, then you only need to run 1 copy of the WebCat CGI and it will service both servers (since both have the same root directory).>Second, I looked through the WebMerchant dox and find no mention of>CyberCash although I'm sure that its supported. I did acquire the>CyberCash templates whose Read Me says:Yes it's supported, but in WebMerchant 3.0 which is still in beta (available soon). The templates that you found let you perform a direct CyberCash transaction. The manual you have is for WebMerchant 2.x which didn't support CC.>Which is a bit too sparse for a newbie such as myself. Will there be>supplemental instructions? In the meantime (my boss wanted this last>week), is there someone here who has done this successfully who would be>willing to share the proceedure and respond to a few follow-up questions?>Contact support@smithmicro.com and ask for the beta of WebMerchant 3.0. I hope this helps.John. John A. Hill, V.P. Marketing Pacific Coast SoftwareeCommerce / Web Developer Tools http://www.smithmicro.com
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Frank:>First, the recommendation to place most of one's store on a non-SSL server>certainly makes sense but I'm at a loss to understand how to run most of>the store on port 80 and just the page with the CC number on the SSL side>(using one machine). I tried running two copies of WebCatalog but the>second one launched complained that the S/N was already in use so I guess>that's not an option.If you run both your SSL and standard servers from the same directory, then the link from your invoice page to the payment page specifies a full URL that is on the SSL server (i.e. htts://...). If you're set up this way, then you only need to run 1 copy of the WebCat CGI and it will service both servers (since both have the same root directory).>Second, I looked through the WebMerchant dox and find no mention of>CyberCash although I'm sure that its supported. I did acquire the>CyberCash templates whose Read Me says:Yes it's supported, but in WebMerchant 3.0 which is still in beta (available soon). The templates that you found let you perform a direct CyberCash transaction. The manual you have is for WebMerchant 2.x which didn't support CC.>Which is a bit too sparse for a newbie such as myself. Will there be>supplemental instructions? In the meantime (my boss wanted this last>week), is there someone here who has done this successfully who would be>willing to share the proceedure and respond to a few follow-up questions?>Contact support@smithmicro.com and ask for the beta of WebMerchant 3.0. I hope this helps.John. John A. Hill, V.P. Marketing Pacific Coast SoftwareeCommerce / Web Developer Tools http://www.smithmicro.com
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