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 > > > > -- > ---<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 > -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
