I would NOT put this into vb! Instead, use a merchant account, and have a subscription website, the user pays for access for a year, and you give them a password that allows them to access the website, including the forums. There are dozens of merchant accounts that let you sell subscriptions to a website, most of them are probly in the adult biz, but you can find non-adult ones also, however, plan on paying 3 - 8% for this service.