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Subject:Re: ADMIN: More on upcoming list changes--READ ME From:Dick Margulis <ampersandvirgule -at- WORLDNET -dot- ATT -dot- NET> Date:Tue, 3 Aug 1999 16:37:49 -0400
"Eric J. Ray" wrote:
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> Consider this _open_ for discussion on the list, or feel
> free to comment to me or Deb offline (ejray -at- raycomm -dot- com,
> debray -at- raycomm -dot- com).
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Okay, Eric, I'll throw this idea out for discussion:
Is there a way to make this a paid subscription service? If half the
current listmembers were willing to pay $5.00 per year, that would
generate $10,000, which ought to be enough to cover the overhead of
handling the transactions online as well as the overhead charges you
describe. (I'm assuming half the list members would be too annoyed or
lazy to cough up the five bucks; I may be overly pessimistic in this. If
more signed up, there would be money to support other features, maybe
return a little to you guys for your management efforts, something I for
one would not resent in the least.)
