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Wed Feb 21 2001

Hello!

I'm happy to report that our new subscription mechanism is online.
All the latest info about it is in the new SECTION 7 of the FAQ so go and have a read, find out what it's all about, what it costs and how to do it.

I should stress that our original plan to make subscriptions voluntary is STILL TRUE - if you don't want to, or can't afford to, then don't worry - the site hasn't changed for you.

I'll not repeat any of the information in the FAQ here but suffice to say it's pretty much the result of all the discussions we had with you - many thanks for your input, if there's anything about this new subscription system that we've done, that you don't like, just drop us a line and we'll be happy to talk it through.

As an extra bonus for subscribed users - we've decided to bring online a much sought after facility for placing Photographs online. It's in development at the moment but it's storming along. It will be a separate, subscriber only, website and it will integrate with Dear Diary so that you can quickly and easily put photo's into your diary entries.

Why Subscriber only for the photo site? Simple - we feel that as a free site it would cost far too much to run in bandwidth costs and would be far more wide open to abuse from things like Pornography. Put simply, if someone pays for a service they are far less likely to abuse it.

We also have a Web900 subscription system coming online imminently, this means that for (US only, unfortunately) those without credit cards you can sign up by simply dialing a phone number. We'll let you know when it's online, any day now.

Matt and Steve.

6 Comments
  • From:
    Franny (Legacy)
    On:
    Wed Feb 21 2001
    hi guys,
    so how do we subscribe...when i click on the IBILL link, it gets kind of confusing...where do we go to pay???? thanks!!
  • From:
    Lisa Marie (Legacy)
    On:
    Wed Feb 21 2001
    The subscribe button on top at the header is not working. It brings up a blank page. I was willing, ready and able!
  • From:
    Lisa Marie (Legacy)
    On:
    Wed Feb 21 2001
    Steve, check the status of my subscription. I also sent an email. I think this is something tha the credit card place needs to address. No confirmation screen came back nor did any sort of error message. It did sort of refresh itself.
  • From:
    Steve (Legacy)
    On:
    Wed Feb 21 2001
    I am assured by the processing company that unless you see the 'Subscription Approved' (which contains information on how to tell our system that you are now subscribed and includes a transaction number) that you won't have been billed. They are apparently messing with databases at the moment...

    You won't have been billed (if you are let me know cos I'll go nuts at them) for the first try. I'd suggest trying again, and if you get the same screen, please screenshot it and mail it to me and I'll check with them whats up.

    Steve.

  • From:
    Lil buggie (Legacy)
    On:
    Wed Feb 21 2001
    k well I have bin savin my pocket money...
    So I got the money to subscribe...
    But...
    I don't got a credit card...
    An I dunno wot currency it's sposed to be in!
    I have got NZ money...
    An I don't suppose it is NZ money u want rite?
    Can u please email me an tell me wot to do next cos I like using dear diary an I wanna make sure I support wot I like an use lots :0)

    later then

    From lil buggie

  • From:
    Rick (Legacy)
    On:
    Thu Feb 22 2001
    So we can no longer have pictures in our diary? All mine are now gone.

    Rick