Re: how to use WebCat w. SSL & CyberCash

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1998


It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = Thanks John,Re SSL, you said CGI -- does this mean that I can't use the Plug-in?Re WebMerchant and CyberCash, may I participate in the beta in order to get a head start? Is there an upgrade fee for 3.0? If so, what is it and we'll prepay. > >>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 Software >eCommerce / Web Developer Tools > http://www.smithmicro.com===================================================================== Dr. Frank Lowney flowney@mail.gcsu.edu Director, Instructional Technology Services, a component of the Division of Information and Instructional Technology, Georgia College & State University CBX 034, Georgia College & State University Milledgeville, GA 31061-0490 Voice: (912) 445-5260 FAX: (912) 445-2521 Primary Web Sites: GC EduNET (K-12) System: http://www.gcedunet.peachnet.edu GC&SU's Official Site: http://www.gcsu.edu Personal Pages: http://www.faculty.de.gcsu.edu/~flowney ===================================================================== We don't make instruction effective, we make effective instruction more accessible. Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: how to use WebCat w. SSL & CyberCash (John Hill 1998)
  2. Re: how to use WebCat w. SSL & CyberCash (Frank Lowney 1998)
  3. Re: how to use WebCat w. SSL & CyberCash (John Hill 1998)
  4. Re: how to use WebCat w. SSL & CyberCash (PCS Technical Support 1998)
  5. how to use WebCat w. SSL & CyberCash (Frank Lowney 1998)
Thanks John,Re SSL, you said CGI -- does this mean that I can't use the Plug-in?Re WebMerchant and CyberCash, may I participate in the beta in order to get a head start? Is there an upgrade fee for 3.0? If so, what is it and we'll prepay. > >>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 Software >eCommerce / Web Developer Tools > http://www.smithmicro.com===================================================================== Dr. Frank Lowney flowney@mail.gcsu.edu Director, Instructional Technology Services, a component of the Division of Information and Instructional Technology, Georgia College & State University CBX 034, Georgia College & State University Milledgeville, GA 31061-0490 Voice: (912) 445-5260 FAX: (912) 445-2521 Primary Web Sites: GC EduNET (K-12) System: http://www.gcedunet.peachnet.edu GC&SU's Official Site: http://www.gcsu.edu Personal Pages: http://www.faculty.de.gcsu.edu/~flowney ===================================================================== We don't make instruction effective, we make effective instruction more accessible. Frank Lowney

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