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In comp.sys.mac, article <1990Jun12.134137.21997@eng.umd.edu>,
  russotto@eng.umd.edu (Matthew T. Russotto) writes:
< In article <3914@moondance.cs.uq.oz.au> tonyg@batserver.cs.uq.oz.au writes:
< >Chuck.Arelei@f31.n343.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Chuck Arelei) writes:
< >
< >And, for the shareware scene, find an easier way of paying the shareware
< >fees.  It can be very hard to pay them if you aren't in the same country
< >as the shareware author.
< 
< What's the matter with an international money order in US dollars?
< I have recieved two payments that way.

The matter is that some banks in Europe want real money for cashing such a
beast. Mine wants about $5 per US check. Money orders are worse because you
actually have to go to the bank to get one, which lowers the chance that
people like you and me actually pay up.

< (The author of MaxAppleZoom in Finland asks for cash... I wonder if he
< has ever considered the chances of cash actually making it through
< the international mail!)
Pretty good, provided that it's not visible from outside.

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