Thank you for the insight. I have been trying to decide for a long time if a
secure server is worth my time. It is so good to hear about other people's
experiences.

Alissa Acker
Curator of Education
Lake Superior Railroad Museum

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We setup a secure server at Pacific Science Center late last year. . . it is
not a small undertaking. . . it took one of our computer guys several months
to do all the programming and get all the other aspects of the network setup
to be a secure site. . . and it takes regular attention to make sure that it
remains a secure site. . . so think about your possible return on investment
before going into it lightly. . .

Dave Taylor
Pacific Science Center

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> Hello! I have a question about secure shopping. If your museum has secure
> online shopping, do you have a secure server through your ISP or through a
> site like www.safeshopper.com? Do you think a server site is appropriate
> for
> a museum to use? We currently have a few items for sale on our website,
> and
> would like to make things like memberships available online. The only way
> people can currently use their credit card to make purchases from our site
> is to call us with their number or email it in multiple messages. This
> seems
> sort of Mickey Mouse to me, and I would like to prove that our online
> sales
> would be worthwhile, but a secure server through our ISP is rather spendy.
> What do other museums use? And has your method worked?
>
> Thank you for any input!
>
> Alissa Acker
> Curator of Education
> Lake Superior Railroad Museum
>
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