We do secure transactions on our small web site -- our web host (Mindspring) provides secure server capabilities as part of the web hosting, and the only extra charge is for the security certificate, which I believe is about $175 per year through Verisign. Wade PS--how are things in Duluth? The Depot is one of my favorite buildings. --- Wade Lawrence Assistant Director, Drayton Hall A National Trust historic site [log in to unmask] http://www.draytonhall.org > ---------- > From: Lake Superior Railroad Museum > Reply To: Museum discussion list > Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2001 12:55 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > > 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 > > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed > information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail > message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should > read "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to > [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). > > ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).