ACH transactions

[Graham Todd]

On Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:24:51 -0700
David Miller <justdave at bugzilla.org> wrote:

> Michael wrote on 7/23/09 4:27 PM:
> > Does anyone know how to stop a merchant from processing a hand
> > written check as an ACH transaction?  This "service" provided by my
> > bank is a real PITA.  
> 
> Way off-topic for this list, but the short answer is, you can't.
> 
> http://www.federalreserve.gov/paymentsystems/truncation/faqs2.htm#ques18

/rant coming

Ah, that explains it - its a foreign matter and the advice given does
not relate to the law in *my* country.  Of course, *my* country might
have similar statutes that apply, but the advice given was totally about
the law in the USA. BTW I live in the UK.

If we're going to have discussion about such wide ranging topics, could
we remember please that a good number of us *ARE NOT* US citizens and
are totally disinterested in matters parochial enough to not affect us,
such as Check 21 and ACH transactions?

/end of rant

BTW what are ACH transactions?

-- 
Graham Todd