From owner-freebsd-isp Sun Jan 11 22:32:08 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id WAA05603 for isp-outgoing; Sun, 11 Jan 1998 22:32:08 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-isp) Received: from radford.i-plus.net (root@NS.i-Plus.net [208.24.67.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id WAA05507 for ; Sun, 11 Jan 1998 22:31:55 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from st@i-Plus.net) Received: from b.nu (old@b.nu [208.24.67.58]) by radford.i-plus.net (8.8.8/8.8.5) with SMTP id BAA04574; Mon, 12 Jan 1998 01:31:22 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <048301bd1f24$a6ad4960$3a4318d0@b.nu> From: "Troy Settle" To: "Edwin Culp" , "Diana" Cc: "Stephen A. Derdau" , "David Hawkins" , Subject: Re: How to lock out a nonpaying user? Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 01:38:09 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.2106.4 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.2106.4 Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk From: Edwin Culp >This is a very interesting thread, but the only creativity I've seen is >how to quickly eliminate a customer. Why not create a state of limbo We currently disable accounts if payment is 5 days late. It's suprising how fast people bring/send in their payments. In a year of operation, we haven't lost a single customer due to our business practices. Then again, our users are used to similar treatment from the city for their utility bills, and from Bell Atlantic for their phone bills. -- Troy Settle -- - -- - -- -- Got 'Net? -- Network Administrator | This Space | Explore the world with st@i-Plus.net | For Rent | iPlus Internet Services ICQ: 1625842 -- - -- - -- http://www.i-Plus.net