Re: Feature Request

[Max Danielsson <maxdata1@gmail.com>]

I would also enjoy having this feature available as my tarsnap account
is bound to be forgotten by the time it's actually relevant to refill
my account.

Having a monthly fill to a set amount X makes the most sense to me.
It'd allow me to set my own buffer and i'd be able to see any change
in the rates, thus i'd be able to detect any problems before they
become too big. I also don't run the risk of getting a large withdraw
from my account if something went really wrong.

On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 7:57 PM, Colin Percival <cperciva@tarsnap.com> wrote:
> On 10/26/11 10:45, Daniel Staal wrote:
>> Just wanted to put in a vote for a feature request for some sort of
>> recurrent automatic billing system.  (Something that would either put more
>> money into a tarsnap account on a regular basis, or something that would
>> pull more money in automatically when the account goes below a certain
>> level.)
>>
>> Might not be a major need, but it'd be nice.  ;)
>
> Already on my to-do list, possibly in combination with directly accepting
> credit cards instead of having those go via paypal.
>
> But since the topic has come up, I'm interested in hearing from people on
> the list about this:
> 1. Would you use this, or do you prefer to log in and manually deposit
> funds?  (Whatever happens, it's going to be optional.)
> 2. Would you prefer it to be structured?  "Charge my card $X whenever my
> account balance falls below $Y"?  "On the first day of each month, charge
> my card enough to bring my balance up to $X"?  Something else?
>
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> Colin Percival
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