On Thu, 2003-10-02 at 07:40, David wrote: > > <SNIP> > > 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 > > > > > > > -- > > ---<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 > -- ------------------------------------------------------ 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
