Questions and Answers

Please e-mail further questions to info@intuitive-access.com

February 3, 2003

1. How do I use this site?

2. SSL

3. Credits


1. How do I use this site?

1.1 Step-by-step Instructions

  1. Get an e-gold account
  2. Get a 1mdc-grams account
  3. Get an Intuitive Access account
  4. If you already have 1mdc-grams, skip to step 7. If you already have e-gold, skip to step 6
  5. Find a merchant selling 1mdc-grams or e-gold
  6. Buy some 1mdc-grams or e-gold
  7. If you have some e-gold (but no 1mdc-grams), login to your 1mdc-grams account and select "Bail in e-gold" to transfer from e-gold to 1mdc
  8. Login to Intuitive Access
  9. Choose Buy Credits to do a small one-way transfer from 1mdc to your Intuitive Access account
  10. Spend your credits on convenient automated services to try them out
  11. Buy more credits later depending on how often you use Intuitive Access services
  12. Tell others about Intuitive Access

2. SSL

2.1 How do I stop the warning box from coming up when I try to login?

Recent versions of Internet Explorer:

  1. Click on the link: Intuitive Access CA Certificate to begin.
  2. click Yes, if you get a Security Alert asking if you want to proceed (this will be the last time you need to do this).
  3. Open.
  4. Install Certificate...
  5. Next.
  6. Place all certificates into the following store
  7. Browse...
  8. Highlight Trusted Root Certification Authorities
  9. OK.
  10. Next.
  11. Finish.
  12. Yes.
  13. OK.
  14. OK.
  15. Next time you login to Intuitive Access it will not have a warning.

Other browsers:

In most browsers you can just say "Accept this site certificate permanently" the first time you connect.

2.2 Why does a warning box appear?

A web browser comes preinstalled with some trusted Certificate Authorities (CAs). The people making the web browser have decided that you should trust certain companies and that all secure web sites should appeal to those companies and pay them, so that the web browsers will see their web site as "Trusted" and a warning will not come up. They hope that every secure site will pay because otherwise you, the user, will be too confused by the error message, and go somewhere else.

Intuitive Access sees no reason that web browser companies should decide which companies are trustworthy. You, the user, should do that. Currently, users are not aware enough of how this process works, so for the time being, the warning box should appear. If there is a more grassroots CA effort we would like to know about it, or perhaps start one if there is not.

3. Credits

3.1 What are Intuitive Access Credits?

IA Credits are like store credit, which you can use to pay for services at intuitive-access.com. Some intuitive-access.com services require you to buy credits ahead of time. Then when you use the service, credits are deducted.

You may buy credits at any time. If you just want to try out Intuitive Access, I recommend you buy only a small number of credits. Then, when you are confident that the services work as advertised, you can maintain a balance of credits to pay for the services you use.

3.2 Can I get a refund on my credits if I don't use them?

No. Intuitive Access credits are non-refundable. Once you buy credits, you can't get your money back. If you are not confident that you will use very many credits, then buy just a few to try it out.

3.3 Can I transfer credits to another Intuitive Access account?

Not right now. This feature may be added in the future, but no guarantees.

3.4 How much do credits cost? What can I buy with my credits?

For current services, visit the Services page. For prices, visit the Price List page.