Re: Online subscription payments to a not-for-profit organisation

Hi Helen,

the answer is a carefully qualified - yes.

There are myriad JavaScript and PERL methods available that (for the most
part) do not cost a shilling - *however* all of these free scripts (that I
am aware of) have fairly serious security issues - they aren't - for the
most part.

It is my not so humble opinion that the cost of hiring a commercial service
(there *must* be one in the UK I would think) would be offset by the '
consumer confidence ' it would instill. "Guaranteed Secure" certainly does
wonders for ~my~ peace of mind as a consumer, even if deep down inside, I
realize they actually are not really telling the truth.

HTH,
Fuzzy.


At 10:11 AM 11/3/01 , helen.banks wrote:
>I've recently built a site for a not-for-profit organisation
>which has about 500 members, most of them in the UK.  The
>organisation does not have credit card facilities but would
>like its members to be able to renew their L10 annual
>subscriptions via the site.  What would be the best way to do
>this?  Initially it's unlikely that many members would take up
>this option but it is anticipated that it will become more
>popular in the future.
>
>I've checked the archives but found only a reference to PayPal
>and it seems as if that will incur costs that the organisation
>will be reluctant to carry at this stage as it does not have a
>US bank account so it would have to pay to access the money.
>
>Is there another way of doing this?
>
>TIA.
>
>Helen in sunny Cornwall, UK

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