| From: | Neil Bothwick |
| Date: | 7 Jul 2001 at 17:26:03 |
| Subject: | Re: Subscriptions [was: Has your mag...] |
Rich Woods said,
> However using PayPal I need SSL encryption - I cannot use Miami as
> Miami will not send me the SSL libraries I need - so I use Voyager.
What libraries. All but the international library are included in the
MiamiSSL archive. The international library can't be supplied from the
US, so it's on Vapor's site, or you could get it from a cover CD.
MiamiSSL works fine with PayPal.
> If I recall correctly when you sign up for PayPal and they verify your
> account they send you a PIN or identifcation number via snal mail to
> use to complete the verification process.
Nope, not now. They make the PIN the reference number on a $1
transaction. That way they verify your card's validity too.
> I received my PIN number (via US mail) 1 or 2 days after signing up for
> PayPal.
> I find this to be acceptable - safe and secure.
But it's not acceptable for online shopping. Imagine walking into a shop,
seeing what you want and being told you could pay for it today but it
would be a few days before the transaction could be completed, and you'd
have to go somewhere else to do that and then come back to get the
goods.
Online shopping is supposed to be *easier* than onfoot shopping. PayPal
is fine for individuals you want to accept payments online, but it's
not the sort of thing a professional organisation should force on people
wanting to buy from them, They'll usually go and buy from someone else
to avoid the hassle.
> I have no complaints
> with PayPal. (Believe it or not!).
I've bought a few things from eBay with PayPal, but I wouldn't expect to
have to use it to pay a company.
Cheers
Neil
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