-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- (this reply originally on normal e-gold list, sending here for anyone just on this list - jrw)
hi RJ, there are a couple of angles i'll make note of regarding your post about the e-gold shopping cart interface (SCI). 1. for simple type stuff where you're not delivering goods or information immediately online, a mailto type STATUS_URL is fine. the user receives an email that he or she has been paid, can verify the hash manually at https://www.e-gold.com/acct/md5check.html, or just login to their e-gold account and look at their payment received history. 2. delivering online goods/information is not for beginners. why do i say that? most beginners will just be getting up to speed on hosting an html file on their web site. a static html file / web site doesn't cut it for digital goods. it cannot make an informed decision as to the time to deliver the goods. a program (script, CGI) is required. beginners can't host or write such things. i think you agree with this - you suggest e-gold should provide such services built-in to the e-gold system. that is not an impossible task - but let me propose some other present timeframe solutions: a) hire a professional experienced programming outfit and get a high quality custom solution that utilizes the e-gold SCI in a similar manner to all the serious businesses out there. there are many individuals and businesses out there with experience in this area. shop around. b) have a peek at mal's e-commerce: http://www.mals-e.com/ - - they support e-gold (in addition to a wide variety of other payment options). - - you can get started at no cost - - you can customize everything under the sun - sales tax, shipping, images, messages, etc. - - they handle processing the e-gold status notification for you. - - you don't need to host or write scripts. just put some links on a static html page. mal's is not affiliated with e-gold, nor am i affiliated with mal's. this note does not imply endorsement, use at your own risk, etc. is it possible to sell digital goods using the e-gold SCI alone from a plain HTML page and not reveal product to a talented individual? - no. (see http://www.e-gold.com/samplestore/samplestore.html) does the e-gold SCI have a '"HUGE" security hole'? - no. regards, jay w. [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP 7.0.4 iQEVAwUBPBtCc8yM0YPqVE7FAQEthgf/fVKFC7/R0/v281EFlW8qxAsp/JUl+FUT TztEh64dHbonsMa5CiCFqrj/Ow0VG7IAbhfsm57Myaa2xslbEVCWcFHUcdNXFgEk NY7CiZT+uDnI97n4iC1hfal+dO+7SOUyRUnmbXtBVZXHEwsr2gc2NTh5+yDErMpb gzbou1KH8YMYMH7gAWcB9EVqGRDGgWwGoJW8Zirv6zayzMYLu921LHuDf71ZTjBw nJuekVyvthUJnhkr6pnzeBOc22pTrOPzzL/ngNMyy7nYtMiKmnwXY87BWXFnbYLk LP64AmvZS2Zdio9e7g2abIJFxYtAPKKAdYjMkhlb3kkI+P6QwySoXg== =bJjU -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-tech as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
