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diff --git a/doc/manual.texi b/doc/manual.texi index 3c7c3c07..b8e2c6c7 100644 --- a/doc/manual.texi +++ b/doc/manual.texi @@ -1125,36 +1125,16 @@ Make your wire transfer and (optionally) check at ``https://exchange:443/reserve/status/reserve_pub=QPE24X...'' whether your transfer has arrived at the exchange. @c FIXME: we should create a nicer tool to do this check! -Once the funds have arrived, you can now enable tipping using: -@example -$ taler-merchant-tip-enable \ - --amount=AMOUNT \ - --backend=BACKEND_URI \ - --credit-uuid=CREDIT_UUID \ - --instance=INSTANCE \ - --expiration=EXPIRATION -@end example -For ``AMOUNT'', specify the amount you transferred in the usual Taler -format of ``CURRENCY:VALUE[.FRACTION]'', i.e. ``EUR:50''. The -``BACKEND_URI'' should be the URI where your Taler merchant backend is -running. For ``CREDIT_UUID'', you need to specify a unique number -that identifies your wire transfer. You may have gotten one from your -bank, or you can just make one up! The important thing is that you -must never use the same UUID twice, except to repeat a failed command. -For INSTANCE, specify the backend instance (i.e. ``default''). -Finally, for EXPIRATION, pick a date two weeks after the wire -transfer, unless you know that the exchange that is being used has a -different period for closing reserves. The format @code{YYYY-MM-DD} -is accepted. - -Note that an exchange will typically close a reserve after two weeks, +Once the funds have arrived, you can start to use the reserve +for tipping. + +Note that an exchange will typically close a reserve after four weeks, wiring all remaining funds back to the sender's account. Thus, you should plan to wire funds corresponding to a campaign of about two weeks to the exchange initially. If your campaign runs longer, you -should wire further funds to the reserve every week to prevent it from -expiring. You need to run the ``taler-merchant-tip-enable'' command -each time after you wire more funds to the reserve. +should wire further funds to the reserve every other week to prevent +it from expiring. @subsection Authorize a tip |