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REA-4-2 Member Instructions. January 8th, 1986
LETSystem USER INSTRUCTIONS
General Notes.
- you can use LETS by telephone
by mail
by visiting the office personally.
- the system is designed around the telephone and the
message recorder is open for calls 24 hours a day.
(338-0214)
- please start any message by identifying yourself and
quoting your LETS number.
- please develop the habit of using the words printed in
BLOCK letters when leaving messages.
- the present machine limits messages to 45 seconds. If you
are interrupted by a tone before completing the call, dial
again and start where you left off.
- complete your message with some sort of sign-off to avoid
confusion with others. e.g. "Thanks, That's all, Good-
night."
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REA-4-2 Member Instructions. January 8th, 1986
OFFERS/REQUESTS
OFFERS and REQUESTS are written in lines 40 characters
long; several lines may be used for a single advertisement.
A contact TELEPHONE NUMBER should be listed with each ad;
it is not counted in the 40 characters.
An advertisement has a standard LIFE of 3 months unless
otherwise specified (maximum of 9 months). The LIFE of each
advertisement is reduced by 1 at each mailing. Those listed
with a LIFE of of 0 will be DELETED immediately prior to the
next mailing, unless REVIVED.
For each message,
- identify yourself, NAME and LETS NUMBER, please
Then either:
- ADD
ADD an OFFER, please: "Firewood, $50/cord 338-7777".
ADD a REQUEST, please: "Babysitter 335-4444".
- CHANGE
CHANGE my OFFER - 2.5 hp to 25 hp.
CHANGE my ADDRESS - from 123 to 125 Dogwood.
- REVIVE
REVIVE ALL my OFFERS and REQUESTS.
REVIVE carpentry to LIFE of 9, Fresh fish to LIFE of 1
(default is 3 months, maximum is 9).
- DELETE
DELETE my REQUESTS for 74 pickup, interior decorating.
DELETE my OFFERS for meat and landscaping.
Note - for CHANGE/REVIVE/DELETE you need only give enough
information to distinguish the OFFER/REQUEST within your
file. The computer scans your file only and not those of
other members.
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REA-4-2 Member Instructions. January 8th, 1986
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF TRANSACTIONS
Members' Agreement #3 -
"The trustee will transfer green dollars from one member's
account to that of another only on the authority of the
member making payment."
You can only transfer out of your account; others transfer
into it.
The acknowledgement may be - telephoned,
written and delivered/mailed,
charged by LETSCARD users.
In all cases you must,
- identify yourself - NAME and LETS NUMBER.
- identify the recipient - NAME and LETS NUMBER (if known).
- give the AMOUNT, in green dollars, to be transferred (no
cents please).
- you may also add a DESCRIPTION of up to 30 characters, if
necessary for your own files.
e.g. by telephone -
Hi, this is Joe Peters, No.796
Please ACKNOWLEDGE Fred Hanson, No.88
$80 green for horse manure.
by written note -
Please ACKNOWLEDGE Allied Autoparts, No.882 $47
for parts - Invoice No. 1023431
Henry Gibson, No. 935 (signed)
by LETSCARD -
offer your card to the trader
check and sign the completed triplicate form
recover your card
retain your counterfoil to check with your
monthly statement.
The responsibility for acknowledgement, its communication to LETS
for recording, and the correction of errors, lies with the
participants.
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REA-4-2 Member Instructions. January 8th, 1986
If you wish to CONFIRM the credibility of another member you may
do so.
"Please CONFIRM that John Green is registered and tell me
his BALANCE and TURNOVER."
That person will in turn be informed of your request, and be
told your BALANCE and TURNOVER. No other information can be
requested.
OPERATING COSTS
The costs of operating the system are charged, in green
dollars, to each member's account according to use.
Monthly mailing $ 1.00
Per transaction $ .25
Per line, offers/requests $ .30 per month.
DORMANT ACCOUNT
If you are going to be out of the community for awhile and
do not wish to receive the mailings please notify us. This
will save the LETSystem postage and you the monthly charges.
"Please consider my account DORMANT for December/January,
I'm off to find some sun!"
DEADLINES (you gotta have them)
The DEADLINE for putting OFFER/REQUEST information into a
monthly mailing is the 28th of each month.
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