[TriLUG] A question about LINUX FORMAT magazine

[al johson]

Uh, I believe I was looking for someone who has actually subscribed to this
magazine, not a discussion of how safe credit cards are when they are used
overseas. But lest you think I'm being paranoic, always keep this in mind,
when you write down your credit card number and mail it to another company
(ANYWHERE) your card is only as safe as every secretary and postal worker in
that company. I would use a credit card, if I knew what the cost of an
annual subscription actually is.

But I'm MOST concerned with reliability of delivery, because if they can
pilfer the disks from this magazine while it is sitting on the rack in
Barnes & Noble and Borders, how safe are those disks going to be coming from
Britain. For example, Do they pack it well so that you stand an excellent
chance of receiving the disks you're paying for?? Some actual experiences
from subscribers would be helpful here. I did say I wanted just one question
answered:

Has anyone in Tri-Lug ever subscribed to Linux Format Magazine??---Al
Johnson.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Brown" <gregbrown at mindspring.com>
To: <trilug at trilug.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 7:05 PM
Subject: Re: [TriLUG] A question about LINUX FORMAT magazine


> I second that.  During my last trip to Asia I used my credit card all
> over Korea and Japan.  Never had a problem and the exchange rate was
> calculated automatically between yen, won, and dollars (and the
> exchange rates were the posted numbers, or close enough that it didn't
> matter).  My credit card provider did, however, send a semi-panicked
> phone call to the house when the first 1,000,000.00 won charge showed
> up for the hotel in Seoul!  I guess they were just looking at the
> totals (the exchange rate made that charge about $800.00 or $900.00).
>
> Greg
>
> On Thursday, Nov 21, 2002, at 17:39 America/New_York, Jeremy Portzer
> wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 2002-11-21 at 17:19, al johson wrote:
> >> but I'm not thrilled
> >> about giving my credit card number to an overseas company.--Al
> >> Johnson.
> >
> > Check your credit card agreement.  Most credit card companies nowadays
> > have zero-liability clauses for Internet purchases, which I assume this
> > would count as.  So if something goes wrong, you won't lose anything
> > assuming you dispute the charges properly.
> >
> > I've made plenty of purchases overseas, in other currencies, and never
> > had a single problem.  If you feel the company to be reliable -- as you
> > obviously do with your positive review of their product -- then I
> > wouldn't hesitate at all using a credit card to purchase a
> > subscription.
> >
> > Now, as far as the reliability of mail delivery... that's another
> > question! :-)
> >
> > --Jeremy
> >
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