Hi, Paul.

PE> FM> Thanks for the ref, Paul. AAMOI We (SHAW Stockbroking) are or are
PE> FM> about to look into providing an Internet service. I will also
PE> FM> activate my own account, probably put a modem on the machine at work,
PE> FM> when I have totally got to the end of the problems alluded to in
PE> FM> another communication and so have some time.

PE> Does this mean the general public can ring your system and post
PE> orders, without having to shell out the bucks for the internet?
PE> It's a pretty obvious thing to do, if that's the case.

I may do that. There are a couple of negatives, such as some of the
points Rod mentioned about support, which are valid. I wouldn't want to
spend *any* time on that, even less than you do to support TML.

Plus software, eg do you just provide a BBS message service, or try and
set up a nice screen like a web page? In which case the user needs to
have the right software.

Other points about 'know your client', and security (Paul Edwards says
buy 10/- BHP, then the real Paul Edwards claims it wasn't him) also
apply to the Internet, and are probably solvable.

Anyway, if I do, if I go the BBS route, I'll seek your advice about
suitable software.

Regards, FIM.

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