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In <1992Jun02.051815.6353@hakea.adept.oz.au> smh@hakea.adept.oz.au (Stephen Hodgman) writes:

>Dear Responsible Person on AUUG Committee,

I guess that's me.

>We recently received the latest AARNET report and fees for for next
>year.  Our MX record was purchased via AUUG at the concessional
>rate.  My question is: will the concessional rate  for MX records
>to AUUG members continue for next year?  If so then when do we hear
>about it?

Real soon now.

>Coincidently, our membership of AUUG expires when our MX does.  If
>the concessional MX is not available then I currently see little
>benefit for our orgainisation continuing membership of AUUG.  Am
>I missing something? I can be a mail affiliate for $1000p.a., why
>pay the AUUG membership on top?

I don't want to get into this discussion about other AUUG membership
benefits, but AARNet discounts are certainly a big part of it.

>The only benefit is the dubious one of lower cost to attend a
>conference in Melbourne that I would not attend anyway.  The local
>Canberra group (COSUG) offers benefits (Internet access for News
>and e-mail, meetings and local support) but I do not need to join
>AUUG to attend meetings.  I would rather fund a local organisation
>that I would get some benefit out of.

Goodo. It's your dollar.

>This is clearly not on the agenda for the AUUG committee given the
>minutes of meetings as in AUUGN.  Although, it would seem that a
>few current committee members that are seeking re election have
>jumped on the "local member benefits" bandwagon.  Are they seeing
>the light or electioneering?

Good question.

>Anyway just what is the status re concessional MX records?

Ok. Here are the facts. The invoicing of AARNet concessional fees
has been delayed by two factors.

 1) was that because the system didn't start till june last year,
    it is now only 1 year since the earliest members joined. The
    committee have thought about the problem of people who joined
    late in 1991 who might then be billed a year's price for 1 month.
    I note that AARNet gloss over this point themselves. We decided
    to align the AARNet fees with membership anniversaries, which we
    changed to be either 1 july or 1 january, whichever was nearer.
 2) the records of AARNet subscribers was not properly integrated into
    the membership records and mailing list until recently. With
    hindsight, this was caused by a failure to correctly cross-index
    members and AARNet subscribers. Recently, members will have received
    a renewal form for their membership; it should have been accompanied
    by an AARNet renewal if appropriate. It will be in future.
    You would be surprised at how many individuals names get involved
    in an AUUG company membership these days. There are 2 administrative
    contacts, 2 newsletter recipients and 1 technical contact. Ugh.

So sit tight. Those members who refuse to pay the AUUG/AARNet invoice they
will receive soon will have (potentially) scored a free 6 months. Those
who subscribed after 1 april will be current until 1 july 1993. Those
prior will be financial to either 1 july 1992 or 1 january 1993.

Chris Maltby
Vice President

PS Ballot papers are on their way (barring mishaps).
-- 
Chris Maltby - Softway Pty Ltd	(chris@softway.sw.oz.au)

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