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Re: Q: "gisha yashira" for Bank Leumi



> > Pardon my ignorance, what is this S.E.T. thing?
> 
> SET or SETI? SET is owned by VISA (not VISA CAL, the REAL VISA) and is

Visa *AND* MasterCard. The original idea was true and positive, and
it even gave electronic transactions additional advantages over phone
or other credit card payments: The number is not uncovered, even to
the seller/vendor, the deal is confirmed, etc. Unfortunately, Visa
and MasterCard wrote a too complex spec (don't expect it to be a 2
pages document, or even 200 pages; it is really complex...), probably
in order to keep their unique control over the implementation.
Moreover, there is no transparent implementation (like a Java applet)
but you need a special plug-in. I am afraid these companies don't
understand the full meaning of open world and global Internet.

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Eli Marmor
marmor@elmar.co.il
El-Mar Software Ltd.