Re: Multiple Merchant Accounts?
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texte = Grant Hulbert Replied:> >I want to have multiple stores for multiple clients with the order form > >running on my SSL server. > > This is difficult on Mac servers, and easier on NT (depending on how you name > your web servers, see below) > > >1. Can I use a client's existing merchant account to process credit card > >orders? > > Yes. > > >2. Can I run multiple clients merchant accounts on the same secured server? > > Yes, with multiple WebMerchants and multiple MacAuthorizes (fees depend >on how > many you buy) > > >3. Does WebMerchant handle the entire credit card transaction? > > No, it automates the process of 'talking' to MacAuthorize (or PCAuthorize or > ICVerify, which run on Windows). MacAuthorize doesn't know how to >'listen' to > the web for incoming orders, and WebMerchant does. WebMerchant then sends > credit card authorization requests to MacAuthorize, and automates the proper > responses depending on whether or not the card cleared.Too bad. I was hoping WebMerchant handled it all. Why not?> > >4. If I run WebStar and SSL on the same machine, do I have to buy 2 > >licenses to run the WebCat plugin for both programs, or do I run the whole > >site on SSL?? > > WebCatalog has no restrictions, but MacOS:WebStar/SSL does. SSL won't >let you > run 2 sites with different names. On NT you can run many different SSL sites > on one box, as long as you get different VeriSign certificates for each one. > Your only solution *today* with Mac is to require that your vendors all use a > single SSL certificate like https://mall.inno-tech.com, rather than each > vendor having their own website name.That's not a problem. I plan on calling it secure.inno-tech.com and using it for multiple clients to process orders. Do I need to run WebCat on the SSL server if all I am doing is processing the order form?Thanks, George----------------------------------------------------------------------- George A. Ruzzier Jr. E-Mail: gruzzier@inno-tech.com Innovative Technologies Web Site: http://www.inno-tech.com Web Site Design & Hosting Voice: 714.858.7722 Orange County, California FAX: 714.858.7730 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- If you don't know where you're going, any path will get you there
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Grant Hulbert Replied:> >I want to have multiple stores for multiple clients with the order form > >running on my SSL server. > > This is difficult on Mac servers, and easier on NT (depending on how you name > your web servers, see below) > > >1. Can I use a client's existing merchant account to process credit card > >orders? > > Yes. > > >2. Can I run multiple clients merchant accounts on the same secured server? > > Yes, with multiple WebMerchants and multiple MacAuthorizes (fees depend >on how > many you buy) > > >3. Does WebMerchant handle the entire credit card transaction? > > No, it automates the process of 'talking' to MacAuthorize (or PCAuthorize or > ICVerify, which run on Windows). MacAuthorize doesn't know how to >'listen' to > the web for incoming orders, and WebMerchant does. WebMerchant then sends > credit card authorization requests to MacAuthorize, and automates the proper > responses depending on whether or not the card cleared.Too bad. I was hoping WebMerchant handled it all. Why not?> > >4. If I run WebStar and SSL on the same machine, do I have to buy 2 > >licenses to run the WebCat plugin for both programs, or do I run the whole > >site on SSL?? > > WebCatalog has no restrictions, but MacOS:WebStar/SSL does. SSL won't >let you > run 2 sites with different names. On NT you can run many different SSL sites > on one box, as long as you get different VeriSign certificates for each one. > Your only solution *today* with Mac is to require that your vendors all use a > single SSL certificate like https://mall.inno-tech.com, rather than each > vendor having their own website name.That's not a problem. I plan on calling it secure.inno-tech.com and using it for multiple clients to process orders. Do I need to run WebCat on the SSL server if all I am doing is processing the order form?Thanks, George----------------------------------------------------------------------- George A. Ruzzier Jr. E-Mail: gruzzier@inno-tech.com Innovative Technologies Web Site: http://www.inno-tech.com Web Site Design & Hosting Voice: 714.858.7722 Orange County, California FAX: 714.858.7730 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- If you don't know where you're going, any path will get you there
George A. Ruzzier Jr.
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