Re: Credit card number checker?

John Donagher pressed the little lettered thingies in this order... > > Note, I said authorization, not charge. An authorization is a form of sale > which is really a two-step process. The authorization places a hold on the > funds, and then a capture transaction is initiated which indicates that the > funds should be transferred. Running an authorization is harmless because > (in this case) it is never captured. The only ill-effect is that your > credit limit is reduced by $1.00 until the authorization expires (around a > month or so). This is an accepted practice. > Yes, I mis-read your statement. Sorry. I was just wrong all around on this one! :-) Christopher Ostmo a.k.a. tech@AppIdeas.com AppIdeas.com Innovative Application Ideas Meeting cutting edge dynamic web site needs since the dawn of Internet time (1995) For a good time, http://www.AppIdeas.com/