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 > -- ---<GRiP>--- 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
