Get a $5 bill. Fold it inside a piece of paper. Send it to Rhizome. 99% will
get there no problem and its far far cheaper than any other method.
Cheers,
Ivan
--
Ivan Pope
ivan@ivanpope.comwww.ivanpope.comwww.tochki-inc.com"Faster, faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death"
Hunter S. Thompson
----- Original Message -----
From: Joao Pedro <
oliveirapereira1@sapo.pt>
To: <
list@rhizome.org>
Cc: Oliveira Pereira <
oliveirapereira1@sapo.pt>
Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 2:38 AM
Subject: RHIZOME_RAW: Fw: Your
Rhizome.org contribution
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joao Pedro" <
oliveirapereira1@sapo.pt>
> To: "Francis Hwang" <
francis@rhizome.org>
> Cc: "Oliveira Pereira" <
oliveirapereira1@sapo.pt>
> Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 2:37 AM
> Subject: Re: Your
Rhizome.org contribution
>
>
> > Hi!
> >
> > My contribution was sent on a cheque in foreign currencie, also!
> Frankly,
> > i don't understand why rhizome during all this time, kept on silence
about
> > restrictions, special conditions and exceptions that existes in all
> payments
> > forms. The rhizomers outside EUA, that don't have credit card to making
> her
> > donation, on the PayPal system, like me, are in difficulty and you don't
> > inform how can we solve the problem! I can't send from Portugal to USA,
a
> > money order or a value declared letter! And do you know how much cost
the
> > international cheque that i sent to rhizome?... I payed 15 Euros, only
by
> > the cheque issue! I ask again: why you didn't warn before?
> > My opinion about this kind of troubles, it's only because you don't
> give
> > to rhizomers a Bank account that make possible the direct transference
of
> > money, from everywhere. That's the usual proceeding to make payments to
> > cultural institutions, educational organizations and so one! Rhizome are
a
> > exception and for that reason, in practice, foreign members don't have
the
> > same access facilities than the others that lives in USA. Today, you are
> > impose a feed contribution and more than that: you have mark out two
> > distinct areas on the map world. The area where living rhizomers that
have
> > means to pay a feed, and the area of the others that don't have means to
> do
> > that! Of course, you don't want that kind of segregation, but in
practice,
> > it existes already!
> > I don't have intention to require a credit card, only for purpose to
> done
> > a sporadical payment on PayPal! It's a very simple question: if you
can't
> > raise my cheque, believe me, in my case you don't give more 60 days to
> solve
> > the problem, because i asked on my Bank, on the post-offices and the
> answer
> > is always the same: the direct transference of the money, to a specific
> bank
> > account, is the usual proceeding on similar cases.
> > If i lose contact with rhizome because of that, it would be sad, but
> tell
> > me, will there be another solution? Actually, i don't see none! To
rhizome
> > body, it's possible to live without one limb, without ten or hundred.
So,
> > for you, what difference does it make?...
> >
> > My best wishes:
> >
> > Joao
> >
oliveirapereira1@sapo.pt> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Francis Hwang" <
francis@rhizome.org>
> > To: "Francis Hwang" <
francis@rhizome.org>
> > Cc: "Alexis Vasilos" <
alexis@rhizome.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 7:03 PM
> > Subject: Your
Rhizome.org contribution
> >
> >
> > > Hi everybody:
> > >
> > > We recently received some donations from Rhizomers in checks in
foreign
> > > currencies. Unfortunately, our bank will not accept checks written
from
> > > foreign banks. Your checks have not been deposited.
> > >
> > > Please note our donation options, as listed on our support page at
> > >
http://rhizome.org/support. We find that online credit-card payment,
> > either
> > > through our secure payment page or PayPal, to be the most trouble-free
> way
> > > of paying.
> > >
> > > In order to continue service, we will be extending your membership
> > > expiration for 60 days, until March 19.
> > >
> > > Thanks for your support, and your patience.
> > >
> > > Francis Hwang
> > > Director of Technology
> > >
Rhizome.org> > > 212-989-2363
> > >
> > > + + +
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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