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Subj: How to Implement SSL

Srinivas--To implement SSL, you need to buy a certificate for the Web server hosting the Web site for which you want SSL.

Thawte is still cheaper than VeriSign, although they're now the same company. Go to the Thawte, VeriSign, or SSL.com Web sites for full details on implementing SSL (the last site has one of the broadest overviews; the other two give a little more detail).

Basically, you have to provide the certificate providers with documentation that verifies you are who you say you are (i.e. your business/company) and that you own the domain for which you're doing the SSL. You'll also need a technical contact on your side that can receive and install the certificate on the server once you get it.

--WebGunForHire, 03/00

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Subj: Credit Card Settlement

Robert asked 'When you use a third-party merchant account for settlement when do they actually "settle" with the credit-card? If not at order time, what "triggers" them to do the settlement?'

Depends on your processing model, which is established by your merchant account provider, based on who they use as a third-party payment processor.

Also depends on what you sell--if you sell goods that are 'immediately fulfilled' (software, porno, etc.), then you can generally mark transactions for settlement and submit them simultaneously. Otherwise you probably have to either mark them for settlement manually, or submit them for settlement manually.

First and foremost, however, your processing model sets the options available to you. CyberCash has a lot of excellent documentation available on all of this, and I think you can get it for free from their site (www.cybercash.com).

--WebGunForHire, 04/00

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