Re: Questions...

[John Armstrong <siberian@siberian.org>]

Well, if you use the built in minviend databases you do not need ODBC 
at all, thats the best and easiest way to go.

As for PGP under Virtual server, I dunno :( Download the distribution and see.

John-

>Thanks for your awnser, it's just what I needed to know :) Do you 
>think I can setup PGP on a
>Virtual NTserver? My provider sure doesn't bundle PGP. What about 
>the Win32 ODBC driver, is it
>working with Minivend?
>
> > ******    message to minivend-users from John Armstrong 
><siberian@siberian.org>     ******
> >
> > I think the internal minivend databases are much faster. I have used
> > mysql ( which seriously outperforms MS ACCESS ) and compared it to
> > the minivend database structure to find that the minivend method is
> > quick! The only real reason( in my opinion ) to use an SQL solution
> > is if you need some sort of flexibility or really clean integration
> > with existing inventory/product systems. We have used SQL for that
> > with great success.
> >
> > You do not want to encrypt your entire database. In fact, the only
> > thing that needs encryption is the credit card # and minivend handles
> > that on its own very easily (provided you have pgp set up properly ).
> >
> > Good luck, enjoy!
> > John-
> >
> > >
> > >I know Minivend has it's own database intregrated, would it be faster to
> > >connect it on the MS-Access database we have with the webhosting
> > >service? I heard Minivend doesn't work with Win32 ODBC driver, is that
> > >true?.I suppose that's what my ISP's using. Would it be better to use
> > >MS-SQL? I tried to convince my boss to use a UNIX-based solution but it
> > >wouldn't want to. :(
> > >
> > >I heard about PGP encryption of the database, I suppose it is safer than
> > >on a MS-Access database :) I don't know if I could use the PGP
> > >encryption on an NT platform, anyone have done this?
> > >
> > >Pardon my poor english, french is my primary language.
> > >
> > >Thanks!
> > >
> > >Vincent Brousseau
> > >Microson.com
> > >
> > >Content-Type: application/x-pkcs7-signature; name="smime.p7s"
> > >Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="smime.p7s"
> > >Content-Description: Signature cryptographique S/MIME
> > >
> > >Attachment converted: Boot Partition:smime.p7s (????/----) (0003A4EC)
> >
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>Vincent Brousseau
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>
>Content-Type: application/x-pkcs7-signature; name="smime.p7s"
>Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="smime.p7s"
>Content-Description: Signature cryptographique S/MIME
>
>Attachment converted: Boot Partition:smime.p7s 2 (????/----) (0003A7AC)



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