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Bringing Micropayments To the phpnuke Community

Posted by Hemos on from the makin'-the-money dept.

aelfakih writes "Centipaid.com made available a phpnuke add-on making it possible for anyone with a phpnuke site to collect micro fees for accessing specific sections of the site. The module is released under GPL and it is still beta, but seems to be stable. There is a demo of the micropayment system for phpnuke on http://phpnuke.centipaid.com. There is also a GPL Apache module that does the same thing, but it is intended for system admin with access to the apache server config files, or .htaccess. Links to the phpnuke info is on http://www.centipaid.com/download.html as well as the phpnuke.org site. Links to the apache::centipaid module is on http://www.centipaid.com/download.html and on freshmeat.net "

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  1. Wow by Koos+Baster · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Although techniques like these have probably been around for some time (it's not even fundamentally different than credit-card) I must say I'm truly amazed by the simplicity of this concept. It seems pretty solid. Even though the system is completely open to hackers/crackers, I can't see a way that privacy information gets anywhere but with Centipaid.

    Now whether or not Centipaid is more trustworthy than Microsoft's Passport system, only time will tell. But I'm very optimistic. Great job guys!

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    Money is the root of all evil (Send $30 for more info)

  2. Philately by Eustace+Tilley · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I wonder ... could the Lebanese Postal Authority be persuaded to (act as) issuer of these stamps? That could mean that anyone trying to crack the encryption would be violating counterfeiting laws, perhaps bringing in Interpol. With all the factionalism in Lebanon, I imagine that the career beaureaucrats are the among the most discreet on the planet.