Re: IS the FTA still Shareware?

[taob@r-node.hub.org (Brian Tao)]

In article <1993May16.221510.3300@fawlty.towers.oz.au>, John MacLean writes...
> 
> Yes. You can open accounts in other currencies, but (at least here in
> Oz) you usually need to maintain a minimum balance.

    I thought of doing the same thing here (in Canada), but it doesn't
solve my problem of writing shareware cheques in US funds.  I can get an
account in US funds, but it will still cost me $6 to write a cheque in
US currency.  The teller told me the cost is converting between the
different encoding schemes on the bottoms of Canadian and American
cheques.  I don't see why they can't print up US-style cheques here for
this sort of thing.  $6 per cheque (or $3.50 for a money order) is kind
of a disincentive to pay for shareware... :(
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