[Premium-Rx] Financial Support for the Premium-Rx List

[jan at skirrow.org]

Hi Gang ...

The success of our List reflects the generous donation of time and effort 
by more than a few of our subscribers. It also reflects the willingness of 
Greg Bailey to pay the internet costs out of his own pocket (without - I 
have to say - a word of complaint!!!). As the number of members - and thus 
bandwidth - continues to grow, this cost will increase. It isn't a lot 
right now, but a few members have suggested we avoid future problems by 
looking at financing options now.

Other lists have faced this problem, and some have implemented a 
subscription fee. We don't want to do this for a number of reasons. Not 
least among them is that our list is heavily international, and payment of 
small amounts can be a real problem for some subscribers.

Greg and I believe that the best way is to provide a simple, secure and 
private mechanism for those who wish to contribute to the List's 
maintenance. We are thus seeking donations and have placed a PayPal 
donation icon on the List's website, with instructions. This allows us to 
also receive donations from non-subscribers who value the site's material. 
We won't suggest any minimum amount, but please realize that donations of 
less than $5 tend to get eaten up by PayPal's processing fees!

When the amount received reaches the estimated cost for the next year or 
two, we will remove the donation link until we get close to being broke 
again. Donations will be completely confidential, although contributors 
will receive an acknowledgement email from either Greg or me.

Look for the PayPal Donation icon at

http://kahuna.sdsu.edu/~mechtron/PremRxPage/index.htm

Jan Skirrow



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