Yes, you need to give them a checking account number or, I think, a credit 
card--I'm not sure about this. Then, when you make a payment, the money is 
automatically transferred from your checking account to the individual or 
company you're making payment to. To sign up, you just go to:

http://www.paypal.com/

and go through whatever the signup process is nowadays. As I said, I've been 
using it for years and honestly no longer remember the exact procedure and 
anyhow, I'm sure it's changed since I first joined.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frederick" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2006 11:51 AM
Subject: Re: off topic Paypal question


Hi Walt,

Thank you for the information on pay pal. I have never quite understood how
it worked. I think they want your checking account number when you sign up
but I am not sure about that either. How does one sign up with them?

                    God bless,
                    Mark WZ0K