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Nicholas Thompson
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Posted: 15th Dec 2007 00:59
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Just out of interest - seeing as TGC use Worldpay for their payment gateway - why do orders have to be moderated?

Surely you could setup a callback script which checks the transaction status and if TGC have got the money then just add the product to the list - especially if its electronic.

Is there any reason other than maybe considering it not worth the time/money investing in?

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bitJericho
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Posted: 15th Dec 2007 01:10
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I would guess security. A lot of thieves like to use automated payment systems to see if credit cards are valid.

This of course is pure speculation.


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Matt Rock
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Posted: 15th Dec 2007 01:26
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I don't mind the wait, personally. It's never really been a long delay for me, except for the very first time I bought stuff directly from TGC a few years ago, and I had a brand-new bank account, which caused some issues. Otherwise they're usually pretty quick about it I think. Getting stuff automatically would be pretty cool, but so far I haven't had any complaints about waiting


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Nicholas Thompson
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Posted: 15th Dec 2007 01:34
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Dont get me wrong - its not a complaint! I'm just curious why they're not using one of the few particularly cool/useful things that Worldpay do (I work with it regularly)!

In terms of security - the callback method is pretty secure. You can do things like checking the referring IP resolves to a worldpay.com domain, the callback password must match... And even then, you can check the payment was valid too. Maybe even only accept ones where the full address matches?! Worldpay often marks transactions as ok even though maybe only the postcode was a full match.

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BatVink
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Posted: 15th Dec 2007 11:18
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Worldpay accept payments under different statuses. You may get a Caution (for mismatched address details) or Warning (for irregular spending patterns). At this point the responsibility becomes yours for accepting the payment.

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Nicholas Thompson
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Posted: 15th Dec 2007 21:17
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Ohhh I see. Fair enough.



Cheers BatVink

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