In the last issue of Kashrus Kurrents the following appeared in “Hot Off the Hotline:”
Q: On Shabbos does an observant Jew have to close a website that is selling products online?
A: Yes. As in the case of a regular business transaction, no electronic business transactions may be made on Shabbos or Yom Tov on a website belonging to a shomer Shabbos businessman. The web site may remain open for informational purposes, if the shopping cart on the website is shut down. The time Shabbos or Yom Tov begins is determined by the entrepreneur’s geographic location.
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