I learned a valuable (time is valuable) lesson from PayPal over the weekend and the lesson is: Don't use PayPal!
I learned a valuable (time is valuable) lesson from PayPal over the weekend,and the lesson is: Don't use PayPal!
I learned a valuable (time is valuable) lesson from PayPal over the weekend, and the lesson is: Don't use PayPal!
Here's why: I had a monthly subscription set up through them, but I forgot which email account I signed up with (my bad but there's more) so I tried to get them to help me figure it out. What a big waste of time that was!
Their customer service is ridiculous. I tried the online chat, and they tell me I have to call. So I call, then they tell me I have to use the online cha
This crap went on from Friday until today. I called them a dozen times, trie the chat a dozen times, and they don't really give a shit.
One chat agent said "If you can't call us, then close your checking account.
I wanted to tell them "I've used telephones before.." but I decided to take their shitty advice and close my checking account instead.
So if you're someone who has multiple email accounts and can't keep them organized (like me) then PayPal subscriptions are a bad idea! Thinking "I ca just call them if I need help" is a bad idea.
[snip]I learned a valuable (time is valuable) lesson from PayPal over the weekend,
and the lesson is: Don't use PayPal!
Welcome to the club of PayPal haters.[snip]
I am on the other end of PayPal's business. I use it mostly as a merchant.
On 12/5/2020 6:10 AM, between "Arelor" & Shitty to All on Mon Nov 30 2020 01 pm
[snip]I learned a valuable (time is valuable) lesson from PayPal over the weekend,
and the lesson is: Don't use PayPal!
Welcome to the club of PayPal haters.
I am on the other end of PayPal's business. I use it mostly as a merchant.[snip]
I use it as a merchant too, but instead of building buttons for each product just invoice the buyer and they can pay me via paypal.me/ashliesbooks.
I have built paypal buttons for some various products at http://artsonfilm.c over 12 years ago, and that part has been working quite fine.
Nowadays I use a module distributed by my CMS' developer. Buttons are convenient for single sales but in the long run people likes being able to load
a lot of stuff into the shopping chart and buy it all at once from a single form.
I really have to update my now 10 yr old website (still operating with the definitive version of Wordpress that was available back then!) Then I would be able to use more modern plugins that support shopping baskets.
I really have to update my now 10 yr old website (still operating with the
definitive version of Wordpress that was available back then!)..
In my experience, old versions of Wordpress get compromised and
turned into off-shore Viagra and Oxy shops in about 10 minutes. How
do you avoid it running such an old version?
When my complaints about php injections went to ISP Support, their solution was to disable all plugins and/or upgrade to a newer WP version. Support wa not helpful at all.
The solution was to simply delete the injected code.
I learned that the compromise technique is called "php injections".
I have found out that there are specific things that I can look for when that happens. And it is relatively easy to remove the injected php code and recover.
The solution was to simply delete the injected code.
So, it is not a death knell when a site appears to get corrupted.
I like the concept of WP but the execution in my opinion, has always been a bit shoddy and hacked-together.
I like the concept of WP but the execution in my opinion, has always b a bit shoddy and hacked-together.
True. When the site I managed was compromised, the fancy "Security/Malware scan provided by the hosting provider didn't even flag the issue. It's all bunch of snakeoil.
When my complaints about php injections went to ISP Support, their solution was to disable all plugins and/or upgrade to a newer WP
version. Support was not helpful at all.
The solution was to simply delete the injected code.
The other thing is that if one file is infected or compromised, how would on know that the rest of the hundreds-if-not-thousands of WP files are also not compromised. How does one know or trust that a plug-in, theme or widget code is not vulnerable.
The solution was to simply delete the injected code.
You realize they're talking about trying to remediate the vulnerabilities that led to your site getting compromised, while you're talking about simply recovering your site, right? Unless you're running a giant ecommerce site or something, remediation is typically a high priority, and as far as recovery goes, most would recommend wiping it and starting over since you don't know what else they might have done.
One company I worked for was running a server (not Wordpress, though I can't remember what it was at this point) that had been forgotten for so long that it more or less turned into a honeypot. When I discovered it, it was absolutely fascinating to see how many people had injected different text into
the code, and numerous text files into the application directory with different "<handle> was here" and "<group name> is #1" type scrawls. It was like looking at tags on a particular busy wall somewhere. :)
I guess on a positive note, if you're still running such an ancient version, people surely will have eventually stopped trying to compromise it and moved on to more en vogue compromises for newer versions and apps. Security through obsolescene! :P
I learned a valuable (time is valuable) lesson from PayPal over the wee and the lesson is: Don't use PayPal!
I share your sentiments but I work for an American startup that pays via Paypal every month. I had no choice but to "play the game" and keep my
Well that whole story was; shitty. I super hate when I get so many Apple subscriptions and don't keep track of all the $9.99 THINGS I have going
I am on the other end of PayPal's business. I use it mostly as a
merchant.
but you are gonna pay for the privilege of working with these robbers.
Also they are political and will crash your account if you have a
website that does not align well with their politics.
What advantage does a business have by using PayPal? International stuff?
Also they are political and will crash your account if you have a website that does not align well with their politics.
Wow, as if they didn't have enough strikes against them already!
What advantage does a business have by using PayPal? International stuff?
But as a merchant, why PayPal? For international exchange purposes - right? Are you in Spain?
What advantage does a business have by using PayPal? International stuf
PayPal was an industry leader when it comes to dealing with fraud. Whether o not that is still the case, I'm not sure, but I know they were very importan at a time when other companies were failing to do this well, so a lot of people trust them.
Also they are political and will crash your account if you have a website that does not align well with their politics.
Wow, as if they didn't have enough strikes against them already!
This is very reductive. If you're going to claim there is a political reason for why they shut certain things down, be truthful about why. It's not because there's some big mean liberal over there pulling the strings.
The way they deal with fraud seems to be to freeze your merchant account as soon as some customer tells them there has been an issue with their order, and then it is on you to proove you didn't attempt to scam your customer.
PayPal was an industry leader when it comes to dealing with fraud.
A *whole lot* of people won't buy at your online store unless you use an external payment processor which is considered trustworthy. PayPal is
accept payments without having to bear the usual conditions you get from
a credit card processor. Namely, lots of credit card procesors bill you
That's another scary story! My 4 year old knows how to download games
from the App store on my iphone, and expensive junk is just a tap away!
But how could I say no to letting him play with my phone? lol
PayPal was an industry leader when it comes to dealing with fraud.
Whether or not that is still the case, I'm not sure, but I know they
were very important at a time when other companies were failing to do
this well, so a lot of people trust them.
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