We've been working quietly on payment processing services for quite some
time. The first glimpse of this was last May
(http://about.tucows.com/press/2000/05302000.pdf).
We're still a while out from letting the finer details out for public
review, but I'm personally pretty excited by the opportunity as it has taken
shape thus far. More to come, stay tuned.
BTW Paul, I'm assuming you're the same Paul as [EMAIL PROTECTED]? It's certainly
been a while since we crossed paths...hope all is well...are you still in
Toronto?
-rwr
Tucows Inc.
t. 416.538.5492
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Chvostek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "William X. Walsh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2001 10:09 PM
Subject: Re: OpenSRS should accept paypal
>
> Hi William.
>
> I don't think I missed the point. I wasn't looking at an online payment
> system as being a single item; it could easily grow into additional
> "services" provided by OpenSRS. I don't think it's too much of a
> stretch to assume that once the technology for on-line payments was
> operational, someone would think it was a good idea to provide it as an
> additional "service" for the benefit of RSPs. I don't think it's
> appropriate for OpenSRS to develop services that duplicate what RSPs do.
> The important thing here is that the technology wouldn't be able to pay
> for itself *other* than by providing end-user services or by charging a
> premium to the RSPs who took advantage of it.
>
> My point is that such development would have to be paid for by someone,
> and since I have my *own* credit card payment system, I don't want that
> someone to be me.
>
> I think it's the bigger picture.
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 25, 2001 at 05:15:11PM -0800, William X. Walsh wrote:
> >
> > Hello Paul,
> >
> > Sunday, March 25, 2001, 4:52:19 PM, Paul Chvostek wrote:
> >
> >
> > > With regard to online credit card payments, I disagree, for two
reasons.
> >
> > > The first is that is makes them a one-stop shop. I don't want to buy
> > > bulk service from a one-stop shop, I want to buy it from an entity
that
> > > specializes. If OpenSRS starts taking credit card orders over the
web,
> >
> > You missed the point.
> >
> > The request was for OpenSRS to let RSPs buy in to their accounts via
> > credit card using an online system instead of faxes.
> >
> > Not an end user pays opensrs type solution.
> >
> > --
> > Best regards,
> > William mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
>
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