Re: [SLUG] Financial Membership
On Thu, 2003-10-02 at 07:40, David wrote: > > > > Direct deposit is an excellent way of managing payments. I do it all the > time in my business for payments and receipts and it's the most hassle > free way of doing things, with the least fees. I assume SLUG has a bank > account? It is an excellent device - but note that it works only on account numbers even though there is a slot for the payee's name. The Banking Ombudsman, now the "Banking and Financial Services Ombudsman" has recently considered this to be one of the major problems that they have had to deal with:see Bulletin 35 at http://www.abio.org.au Use it, but double check the numbers. Cheers, Alan > > > > > > > > On 29 Sep 2003, Bruce Badger wrote: > > > > > On Mon, 2003-09-29 at 13:23, DaZZa wrote: > > > > On Sat, 27 Sep 2003, Jan Schmidt wrote: > > > > > > > > > Details on becoming a financial member are available here: > > > > > http://www.slug.org.au/membership.html > > > > > > > > Dare I ask if any progress has been made on accepting membership remotely? > > > > > > > > I am unable to get to SLUG meetings - my work pattern is too varied to > > > > allow me the time - and while I'm perfectly willing to become a financial > > > > member again, there seems to be (still) no provision for anything other > > > > than paying by attending a meeting. > > > > > > OpenSkills is in the process of setting up to accept payments through > > > PayMate. This is a low hassle, low outlay but high % per transaction > > > charge service. It will add ~ a couple of dollars onto a SLUG > > > membership. > > > > > > Payments are made by completing a form on the PayMates site pecifying > > > o a target email account (e.g. [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > > o credit card details > > > o amount to pay > > > > > > The form is here: https://www.paymate.com.au/PayMate/PaymateExpress > > > > > > Both parties get confirmation email, and the money (less fees) is put in > > > the target bank account. > > > > > > I'd be happy to keep the SLUG committee up to date with our initial > > > experience with PayMate. Also, I'd be *very* interested in hearing > > > about any alternatives (except PayPal). > > > > > > All the best, > > > Bruce > > > > > > > -- > > -- > > Electronic Hobyist, Former Arcadia BBS nut, Occasonal nudist, > > Linux Guru, SLUG/AUUG/Linux Australia member, Sydney Flashmobber, > > BMX rider, Walker, Raver & rave music lover, Big kid that refuses > > grow up. I'd make a good family pet, take me home today! > > Do people actually read these things? > > > > -- > > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ > > More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug > > > > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ > More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug > -- -- Alan L Tyree http://www2.austlii.edu.au/~alan Tel: +61 2 4782 2670 Mobile: +61 405 084 990 Fax: +61 2 4782 7092 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Financial Membership
On Wed, 1 Oct 2003, Grant Parnell wrote: > EverythingLinux used to accept SLUG memberships but had to cease doing so > back in July 2000 as the committee could not supply an ABN. Has this > changed? If so perhaps it's time to revisit the option. Of course there's > always Direct Deposits if the account details could be made public. Who > knows, people might make donations too :-) Direct deposit is an excellent way of managing payments. I do it all the time in my business for payments and receipts and it's the most hassle free way of doing things, with the least fees. I assume SLUG has a bank account? > > On 29 Sep 2003, Bruce Badger wrote: > > > On Mon, 2003-09-29 at 13:23, DaZZa wrote: > > > On Sat, 27 Sep 2003, Jan Schmidt wrote: > > > > > > > Details on becoming a financial member are available here: > > > > http://www.slug.org.au/membership.html > > > > > > Dare I ask if any progress has been made on accepting membership remotely? > > > > > > I am unable to get to SLUG meetings - my work pattern is too varied to > > > allow me the time - and while I'm perfectly willing to become a financial > > > member again, there seems to be (still) no provision for anything other > > > than paying by attending a meeting. > > > > OpenSkills is in the process of setting up to accept payments through > > PayMate. This is a low hassle, low outlay but high % per transaction > > charge service. It will add ~ a couple of dollars onto a SLUG > > membership. > > > > Payments are made by completing a form on the PayMates site pecifying > > o a target email account (e.g. [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > o credit card details > > o amount to pay > > > > The form is here: https://www.paymate.com.au/PayMate/PaymateExpress > > > > Both parties get confirmation email, and the money (less fees) is put in > > the target bank account. > > > > I'd be happy to keep the SLUG committee up to date with our initial > > experience with PayMate. Also, I'd be *very* interested in hearing > > about any alternatives (except PayPal). > > > > All the best, > > Bruce > > > > -- > -- > Electronic Hobyist, Former Arcadia BBS nut, Occasonal nudist, > Linux Guru, SLUG/AUUG/Linux Australia member, Sydney Flashmobber, > BMX rider, Walker, Raver & rave music lover, Big kid that refuses > grow up. I'd make a good family pet, take me home today! > Do people actually read these things? > > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ > More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug > -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Financial Membership
EverythingLinux used to accept SLUG memberships but had to cease doing so back in July 2000 as the committee could not supply an ABN. Has this changed? If so perhaps it's time to revisit the option. Of course there's always Direct Deposits if the account details could be made public. Who knows, people might make donations too :-) On 29 Sep 2003, Bruce Badger wrote: > On Mon, 2003-09-29 at 13:23, DaZZa wrote: > > On Sat, 27 Sep 2003, Jan Schmidt wrote: > > > > > Details on becoming a financial member are available here: > > > http://www.slug.org.au/membership.html > > > > Dare I ask if any progress has been made on accepting membership remotely? > > > > I am unable to get to SLUG meetings - my work pattern is too varied to > > allow me the time - and while I'm perfectly willing to become a financial > > member again, there seems to be (still) no provision for anything other > > than paying by attending a meeting. > > OpenSkills is in the process of setting up to accept payments through > PayMate. This is a low hassle, low outlay but high % per transaction > charge service. It will add ~ a couple of dollars onto a SLUG > membership. > > Payments are made by completing a form on the PayMates site pecifying > o a target email account (e.g. [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > o credit card details > o amount to pay > > The form is here: https://www.paymate.com.au/PayMate/PaymateExpress > > Both parties get confirmation email, and the money (less fees) is put in > the target bank account. > > I'd be happy to keep the SLUG committee up to date with our initial > experience with PayMate. Also, I'd be *very* interested in hearing > about any alternatives (except PayPal). > > All the best, > Bruce > -- -- Electronic Hobyist, Former Arcadia BBS nut, Occasonal nudist, Linux Guru, SLUG/AUUG/Linux Australia member, Sydney Flashmobber, BMX rider, Walker, Raver & rave music lover, Big kid that refuses grow up. I'd make a good family pet, take me home today! Do people actually read these things? -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Financial Membership
Dave Airlie wrote: >>http://www.paypalsucks.com/ >> >>I have had no experience with paypal but given sites such as these I >>would be wary. I have used kagi (something like that) to pay for some >>sofware last year and there are many other alternatives to paypal which >>dont seem to have to anti-web sites. > > > this is a very false logic.. one I wouldn't ever trust.. the reason paypal > as an anti-paypal site is because paypal is the most popular and most > widely used, just like Windows gets more virusses as its just more widely used than Linux :-) > and of course it has issues, just because one of the others > hasn't got an anti-web site may be more to do with underuse and > non-discovery of issues than anything else.. Just like Linux :-) and Del replied > Not wanting to start another flamewar but: > (a) don't believe everything you read on the internet (*). I didnt believe, I said I would be wary. I would only believe it if I saw a report like that on the News like C :-) > (b) searching through historical archives you will find > that this site was set up by a Paypal competitor. Caveat > emptor. a reference ? You might be right too. Good to see that we have some scepticism in SLUG :-) Mike (ignore legal crap below) UTS CRICOS Provider Code: 00099F DISCLAIMER This email message and any accompanying attachments may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, do not read, use, disseminate, distribute or copy this message or attachments. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender expressly, and with authority, states them to be the views the University of Technology Sydney. Before opening any attachments, please check them for viruses and defects. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Financial Membership
** Reply to note from Bruce Badger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 29 Sep 2003 13:44:03 +1000 > I'd be happy to keep the SLUG committee up to date with our initial > experience with PayMate. Also, I'd be *very* interested in hearing > about any alternatives (except PayPal). Bruce, as I'd be interested hearing your feedback, I hope you can post here. tia, Voytek Eymont -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Financial Membership
Michael Lake wrote: Benno wrote: What is wrong with PayPal? I've used this successfully for paying money before. (Though not for accepting money.) http://www.paypalsucks.com/ Not wanting to start another flamewar but: (a) don't believe everything you read on the internet (*). (b) searching through historical archives you will find that this site was set up by a Paypal competitor. Caveat emptor. (*) if you do, then try this site: http://michael.lake.isgay.com/ ... or perhaps ... http://the.slug.committee.isgay.com/ ... or perhaps ... http://any.name.you.choose.isgay.com/ -- Del -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Financial Membership
> http://www.paypalsucks.com/ > > I have had no experience with paypal but given sites such as these I > would be wary. I have used kagi (something like that) to pay for some > sofware last year and there are many other alternatives to paypal which > dont seem to have to anti-web sites. this is a very false logic.. one I wouldn't ever trust.. the reason paypal as an anti-paypal site is because paypal is the most popular and most widely used, and of course it has issues, just because one of the others hasn't got an anti-web site may be more to do with underuse and non-discovery of issues than anything else.. it's like saying the FTP daemon I just write 10seconds agao is more secure than any other FTP daemon out there, because it has no reported security holes... Dave. > > Mike > > > > UTS CRICOS Provider Code: 00099F > > DISCLAIMER > > This email message and any accompanying attachments may contain > confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, do not > read, use, disseminate, distribute or copy this message or attachments. > If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender > immediately and delete this message. Any views expressed in this message > are those of the individual sender, except where the sender expressly, > and with authority, states them to be the views the University of > Technology Sydney. Before opening any attachments, please check them for > viruses and defects. > > > > > -- David Airlie, Software Engineer http://www.skynet.ie/~airlied / [EMAIL PROTECTED] pam_smb / Linux DECstation / Linux VAX / ILUG person -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Financial Membership
Benno wrote: > What is wrong with PayPal? I've used this successfully for paying > money before. (Though not for accepting money.) http://www.paypalsucks.com/ I have had no experience with paypal but given sites such as these I would be wary. I have used kagi (something like that) to pay for some sofware last year and there are many other alternatives to paypal which dont seem to have to anti-web sites. Mike UTS CRICOS Provider Code: 00099F DISCLAIMER This email message and any accompanying attachments may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, do not read, use, disseminate, distribute or copy this message or attachments. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender expressly, and with authority, states them to be the views the University of Technology Sydney. Before opening any attachments, please check them for viruses and defects. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Financial Membership
On Mon Sep 29, 2003 at 13:44:03 +1000, Bruce Badger wrote: >On Mon, 2003-09-29 at 13:23, DaZZa wrote: >> On Sat, 27 Sep 2003, Jan Schmidt wrote: >> >> > Details on becoming a financial member are available here: >> > http://www.slug.org.au/membership.html >> >> Dare I ask if any progress has been made on accepting membership remotely? >> >> I am unable to get to SLUG meetings - my work pattern is too varied to >> allow me the time - and while I'm perfectly willing to become a financial >> member again, there seems to be (still) no provision for anything other >> than paying by attending a meeting. > >OpenSkills is in the process of setting up to accept payments through >PayMate. This is a low hassle, low outlay but high % per transaction >charge service. It will add ~ a couple of dollars onto a SLUG >membership. > >Payments are made by completing a form on the PayMates site pecifying >o a target email account (e.g. [EMAIL PROTECTED]) >o credit card details >o amount to pay > >The form is here: https://www.paymate.com.au/PayMate/PaymateExpress > >Both parties get confirmation email, and the money (less fees) is put in >the target bank account. > >I'd be happy to keep the SLUG committee up to date with our initial >experience with PayMate. Also, I'd be *very* interested in hearing >about any alternatives (except PayPal). What is wrong with PayPal? I've used this successfully for paying money before. (Though not for accepting money.) Benno -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Financial Membership
On Mon, 2003-09-29 at 13:23, DaZZa wrote: > On Sat, 27 Sep 2003, Jan Schmidt wrote: > > > Details on becoming a financial member are available here: > > http://www.slug.org.au/membership.html > > Dare I ask if any progress has been made on accepting membership remotely? > > I am unable to get to SLUG meetings - my work pattern is too varied to > allow me the time - and while I'm perfectly willing to become a financial > member again, there seems to be (still) no provision for anything other > than paying by attending a meeting. OpenSkills is in the process of setting up to accept payments through PayMate. This is a low hassle, low outlay but high % per transaction charge service. It will add ~ a couple of dollars onto a SLUG membership. Payments are made by completing a form on the PayMates site pecifying o a target email account (e.g. [EMAIL PROTECTED]) o credit card details o amount to pay The form is here: https://www.paymate.com.au/PayMate/PaymateExpress Both parties get confirmation email, and the money (less fees) is put in the target bank account. I'd be happy to keep the SLUG committee up to date with our initial experience with PayMate. Also, I'd be *very* interested in hearing about any alternatives (except PayPal). All the best, Bruce -- Make the most of your skills - with OpenSkills http://www.openskills.com signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
