Steve Stacher wrote: 
 SS> On 08-Mar-98, Roelof Beverdam was avidly discussing Registration with
 SS> Jim Hanoian
 
 >> I imagine that having to send to a foreign country would add
 >> another excuse for not registering.
 
 RB> You got the point. ;-)
 
 RB> So you might suggest registering by credit card, but another
 RB> problem arises then. A credit card is not commonly used here in
 RB> Europe (usually only by the few high income people (and those
 RB> wanting to be regarded as such )). Many of the Americans
 RB> (shareware authors being among them) don't realize this.
 SS> That is why it is useful to have at least a local Zone 2 registration
 SS> representative. While Credit Cards may not be as prevalent here in
 SS> Europe, they are becoming more so. Most of the registrations I have
 SS> processed have been with plastic.
 SS> Here in Europe we do have the EuroCheque which is relatively painless
 SS> to use.
 SS> I agree that the Us Authors do not fully appreciate the difficulty and
 SS> costs involved with getting funds to the US, and many if not most
 SS> still do not accept plastic.
What do you think US authors could do to make it easier for you to
register, if we were able to appreciate the difficulty of your
situation?
Kim Forwood
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