I get a lot of mail from people outside the US who would like to get a copy of the UG
CROSS REF but aren't sure how to arrange payment.

Payment can be made via the following:

1)   Personal check, bank check, or money order in US dollars on a US bank.
     UK check in UK pounds, on a UK bank.
     Canadian check in Canadian dollars, on a Canadian bank.
        Please do not send Canadian checks in US dollars!  Use Canadian dollars.

2)   Canadian postal money orders payable in US dollars.

3)   International postal money order.
     Your local post office may be able to issue United States Postal Money Orders.  I've
     gotten them from France and Japan, and they may be available elsewhere.  Note:
     while reliable, this tends to be slow.  It seems to take about four weeks for them to
     get from Paris to California to me.

4)   US dollars, Canadian dollars, UK pounds - cash
     You can sometimes buy foreign currency at a bank or airport at the current
     exchange rate.  Fold the notes over with cardboard or heavy paper.  You might
     wish to consider registered, certified, or insured mail.  Tape the envelope shut.

5)   Traveler's checks payable in US dollars.

6)   EuroCheques payable in UK pounds.  Please do not get Eurocheques in US dollars or   
     Canadian dollars - my banks cannot cash them!

I have bank accounts in the USA, Canada, and England. If you can make payment in any
of those currencies, everything's OK.

 If nothing above looks helpful, check with your local airport, US consulate, or a travel
agency.  Someone there might be able to help you.

 In INVOICE.TRF there are prices for US and Canadian dollars, and in UK pounds.  I
called my local bank, found out the exchange rates, and wrote down the prices.  As relative
currency prices move around, you might get a really good deal or a bad deal.  If the
exchange rate slides too much, just find the current rate for that many US dollars and send
that.


I can not accept:

1)   Checks in US dollars, drawn on a non-US bank.
     Note:     US banks are all tied together on a big network. If you look at the bottom
               of a US check, you'll see a long row of numbers.  This is a routing code,
               identifying the bank and the particular account.  The network does not
               recognize non-US banks, so although your non-US check is perfectly good, it
               cannot be cashed without going into "special services", which usually cost
               more than the face value of the check.


Addressing:
     Please list your first name, last name, and COMPLETE mailing address.  Though
     your local postal service may accept packages with something like "P. Hunter,
     Plymouth, England" and deliver them, sometimes Customs will send improperly
     addressed packages back to me.

     If your country does not use Roman letters you may wish to enclose return address
     labels in your language AND English - the US Postal Service will not accept
     packages if they can't read the label.

     If you provide an addressed mailing label with your order it will help.  Sometimes
     it's hard to read some people's writing, and you'd hate for your package to get
     delivered to the wrong place or returned to me, right?


Customs:
     All UG CROSS REF packages shipped outside the USA have the international
     "CUSTOMS-DOUANE C 1" green sticker, with a declared value of one US dollar
     and contents listed as "floppy disks".  Most customs inspectors figure any floppy
     disk is worth a dollar, and the data is appraised separately.  If you want the sticker
     to say something else, send a note or filled-out sticker with your order.

Postage:
     All international orders go by standard US International Air Mail.  The US Postal
     Service is generally quite efficient, as are the Canadian and UK PTTs, but the
     interface between them is run by chimpanzees.  Maybe the mail sits around for the
     Customs people to sift through; I don't know.  Some packages evidently went to
     the Bermuda Triangle.  If you don't receive your order in a reasonable time, send
     me a postcard or send a message to me at  CONNE246@AOL.COM

Support:
     Many of my registered users are from outside the US.  They get the same support
     and upgrade notices as US users.


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I offer several shareware programs.  Please print out the order form for this one, or write
the name of the program you want on your check or on a piece of paper.  If I don't know
what you're ordering, I'll have to return your payment.

                                                                Thank you.


