One step at a time.
Your first problem is user authentication?
A few options:
1. Directory access (as you mentioned in your message)
The user must be authenticated to run the scripts / view the web pages
2. DBMS built-in security
Not supported (properly) by MS-Access but can easily be se
Why don't you forget about the automated subscription service and use the
phone or email to get the money in. Once you have your 5-10+ subscriptions
up and running then you can upgrade properly and then get your shopping cart
or whatever.
Presumably you'll also want to use a different userID/pas
