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If anyone would like to chip in and help get this module created, it would be greatly appreciated.

I've taken a poke around their site and there is a fair range of methods & options available with that processor. The simplest secure option is Connect - them hosting the payments page which means it doesn't matter whether the civicrm site has an SSL cert. Basic transaction data is transmitted by un-encrypted http but not credit card data (this is similar to Paypal Express in functionality & security but hopefully better in terms of customer experience). This option works for single & recurring transactions but only for credit cards as far as I can see.  They actually seem to allow you to collect credit card data with this method and post it unencrypted to them - this might look better to the customer but is not adequately secure in my mind

The other main option is the API which means you can collect credit card data on the civi site & send it encrypted to their site. If you don't want the customer to be redirected to the processor this is the way to go. The virtual check (bank account debit) functionality only works in conjunction with the API method

The documentation they provide is pretty hard going.

So, the time required (and hence cost) would depend a bit on

• whether you wanted the credit card data to be collected on the civiCRM site & sent to the processor (more complex & requires an SSL cert).
• Whether you wanted virtual check functionality
• Whether you wanted recurring contribution functionality

I assume by civiDonate you mean civiContribute?

Connect would work too, although the API is the better solution.

I am not worried about reoccurring transactions or virtual check at this point.  They just need to be able to use their merchant account to accept donations through the CiviContribute module.  Nothing fancy needed at this point.  The fancy features could come later.

so did this get developed?  I can give the dev a hand if he wants to post his progress

Hi Elieen,

Can you send me the code too.

We use LinkPoint and would be willing to test it out and give feedback.

Thank you,

B

Same with the Brecht Forum. I'd be happy to test code. Please send me a message via the forum with a link to the code and I'd be happy to give it a whirl and provide feedback.

jamie

Hi Eileen, I know you've emailed it to me - probably twice now. But, I only check in on the forums periodically and I haven't seen the email in my box (this time I searched my spam filters as well). .

Can you post it on the web and include a link so I can download it?

Thanks!

jamie