Re: legalities of encryption - Emailing info

But isn't he saying that they are using a secure form?  The way I read his
message is that the customer is on a non secure site until it is time to
order.  The customer clicks a link to a secure encryption and places the
order there.


----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Wilson <webgooru(at)gte.net>
Sent: Monday, August 14, 2000 10:03 AM

> This is NOT safe enough.  It will also scare away most customers, people
> today are more conscious about security.   The days when you could get
away
> with an unsecure form online are long gone.

>
> > The site I made has a place where the user can order something on line
> using
> > their credit card.  here's how it works:  They enter the main site, then
> > click on a link to a secure site.  The page that the user types on has
the
> > 'lock' or 'key'.  They enter their visa info, then click on 'submit'.
> When
> > they click on the 'submit' button, an email is generated to the
webmaster
> > with their form data (their name, credit card number, exp. date, what
> they're
> > ordering, etc...).  The recipient of the Email then uses their
> > already-existing credit card swipe machine to process their order.  This
> is
> > how my client wanted it done.
>
>
>

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