I find it astounding that OpenSRS has still not moved to on-line payments.
I don't believe they have to secure anything; rather the payment solution
provider they choose will already have such security in place. Here in
Australia, a major bank sells an on-line payment solution whereby the
cardholder is hyperlinked directly to the bank's computer to enter their
details. They are transferred back to the merchant's site after the payment
is approved / declined. The merchant never sees the cardholders details;
just their money. Where did this easy to use technology come from?
Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Probably down the road from Tucows...
I would actually prefer to give an authority for Tucows to automatically
"top-up" my account and then I wouldn't have to repeatedly send card details
to anyone.
Joseph Moore
> Subject: Re: OpenSRS accepting electronic payments!
> Call me a cynic but...
>
> If fax machines are 'luddite nonsense', one assumes you don't bother with
> phones either.
> Out of an inability/unwillingness to use fax machines, you operate at a
cost
> level 350% higher than neccessary. I guess that seems smart, and cutting
edge
> in someones mind.
>
> If it's such an issue, go install <insert random net-to-fax software>.
>
> If I were to submit my details for a card, with normal transactions
totalling
> a couple of thousand dollars a pop, OpenSRS would have to commit many
> resources into securing the payment system.
> I don't want them to divert resources to something that is not an issue
except
> for the kool domain doods, I'd much rather see the time spent on securing
the
> domain from theft, as discussed in an earlier thread.
>
> OpenSRS have made it clear that securing payments is not their line of
> business, if it were, the client code would encrypt the emails sent from
the
> system.
>
> Hmm, possibly a tad flambe, but I'm not meant to be in work today... :)
> -Feargal.
>
> --
> Feargal Reilly,
> Systems Administrator,
> The CIA.
> +353-86-8157621.
>
> > > How long can we continue with this analog method of
> > > accepting payments from RSPs?
> >
> > Believe it or not, I am still paying Netsol $35 a time for domain
> > registrations despite the fact I've already built a Linux box (months
ago!)
> > and in the process of getting OpenSRS up and running. I raised the same
> > question at that time and met with the response 'soon' - so I guess I'll
> > become an OpenSRS customer 'soon'.
> >
> > I despise this luddite fax nonsense, whoever thought of setting up an
> > Internet service, in this day and age, and decided upon faxes as the
mode of
> > communication needs to be shot. Have you any idea what it costs, or is
like,
> > to even *try* to send a fax from Africa?
> >
> > Couldn't agree more it's time someone got their act together re:
accepting
> > account top-up payments by credit card!
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Bob
> >
> >
>
