Subj : credits
To : Digital Man
From : Sys64738
Date : Wed Dec 01 2021 08:18 am
Re: credits
By: Digital Man to Sys64738 on Tue Nov 30 2021 22:32:57
> This all just screams at me: wrong tool for the job.
>
> Domain teller and shopper used dial-up modems for credit card
> authorizations, I don't even know if they would work any more (haven't the
> credit card auth standards/methods changed since the 90's?) and certainly
> those programs can't be registered/purchased any longer.
Yes, so a modern solution for credit/debit/aba transactions would need to be utilized. I'm guessing something something akin to the way cash apps are designed.
Also, he's interested in providing them with a "club" exclusive email address and messaging/chat which Synchronet provides. Ultimately, he wants something (Synchronet or not) that would serve as the backbone nuts and bolts but with a web/app interface.
> And terminal apps on phones are terrible. Unless his upper-crust customers
> are all all old computer/BBS nerds (like us), no one is going to want to use
> this idea.
That's where he'll rely on me to provide a layman user friendly web/app interface.
I have to admit that I'm a little taken aback. I guess I assumed you would be encouraged that someone wanted to use the system you built in a new way. :(
