Going Postal?

[GARYC24 3]

> GUESS THE WARNINGS WERE TRUE. FEDERAL BILL 602P CHARGES 5-CENTS
> > PER E-MAIL SENT. IT FIGURES! NO MORE FREE E-MAIL! WE KNEW THIS WAS
> > COMING!! BILL 602P WILL PERMIT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO CHARGE A
> 5-CENT
> > CHARGE ON EVERY DELIVERED E-MAIL.
> > PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY IF YOU INTEND TO STAY
> ONLINE
> > AND CONTINUE USING E-MAIL. THE LAST FEW MONTHS HAVE REVEALED AN
> ALARMING
> > TREND IN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES ATTEMPTING TO QUIETLY PUSH
>
> > THROUGH LEGISLATION THAT WILL AFFECT OUR USE OF THE INTERNET. UNDER
> > PROPOSED LEGISLATION, THE US POSTAL SERVICE WILL BE ATTEMPTING TO BILL
> > E-MAIL USERS OUT OF "ALTERNATIVE POSTAGE
> > FEES."
> > BILL 602P WILL PERMIT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO CHARGE A 5-CENT
>
> > SURCHARGE ON EVERY E-MAIL DELIVERED, BY BILLING INTERNET SERVICE
> > PROVIDERS AT SOURCE. THE CONSUMER WOULD THEN BE BILLED IN TURN BY THE
> > ISP. &N BSP; WASHINGTON DC LAWYER RICHARD STEPP IS WORKING WITHOUT PAY
> TO
> > PREVENT THIS LEGISLATION FROM BECOMING LAW. THE US POSTAL SERVICE IS
> > CLAIMING LOST REVENUE, DUE TO THE
> > PROLIFERATION OF E-MAIL, IS COSTING NEARLY $230,000,000 IN
> REVENUE
> > PER YEAR. YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED THEIR RECENT AD CAMPAIGN: "THERE IS
> > NOTHING LIKE A LETTER."
> > SINCE THE AVERAGE PERSON RECEIVED ABOUT 10 PIECES OF E-MAIL PER
>
> > DAY IN 1998, THE COST OF THE TYPICAL INDIVIDUAL WOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL
> 50
> > CENTS A DAY -- OR OVER $180 PER YEAR -- ABOVE AND BEYOND THEIR REGULAR
> > INTERNET COSTS. NOTE THAT THIS WOULD BE MONEY PAID DIRECTLY TO THE US
> > POSTAL SERVICE FOR A SERVICE THEY DO NOT EVEN PROVIDE.
> > THE WHOLE POINT OF THE INTERNET IS DEMOCRACY AND
> NONINTERFERENCE.
> > YOU ARE ALREADY PAYING AN EXORBITANT PRICE FOR SNAIL MAIL BECAUSE OF
> > BUREAUCRATIC INEFFICIENCY. IT CURRENTLY TAKES UP TO 6 DAYS FOR A
> LETTER
> > TO BE DELIVERED FROM COAST TO COAST. IF THE US POSTAL SERVICE IS
> ALLOWED
> > TO TINKER WITH E-MAIL, IT WILL MARK THE END OF THE "FREE" INTERNET IN
> THE
> > UNITED STATES. CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVE, TONY SCHNELL (R) HAS
> EVEN
> > SUGGESTED A "$20-$40 PER MONTH SURCHARGE ON ALL INTERNET SERVICE" ABOVE
>
> > AND BEYOND THE GOVERNMENTS PROPOSED E-MAIL CHARGES. NOTE THAT MOST OF
> > THE MAJOR NEWSPAPERS HAVE IGNORED THE STORY THE ONLY EXCEPTION BEING
> THE
> > WASHINGTONIAN WHICH CALLED THE IDEA OF E-MAIL SURCHARGE "A USEFUL
> CONCEPT
> > WHO'S TIME HAS COME" (MARCH 6TH, 1999 EDITORIAL). DO NOT SIT BY AND
> WATCH
> > YOUR FREEDOM ERODE AWAY!

[CrazyIvan 0]

That has going on for a while...it's an Urban Legend.

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Blue Skies and May the Force be with you.

[Blahr 0]

Good luck enforcing a measure like this.

I operate my own e-mail servers which my ISP has no access to or control over.
I expect that this trend would continue to grow if they try to charge for e-mail.

[turtlespeed 212]

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That has going on for a while...it's an Urban Legend.

yep!

see THIS

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun

[skybytch 259]

Hoax. See here.

Please folks. Check the above website or another like it before passing on or posting this kind of stuff.

[turtlespeed 212]

Ha!
Beat Ya!

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun

[FliegendeWolf 0]

Better yet, see here!

A One that Isn't Cold is Scarcely a One at All

[GARYC24 3]

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Hoax. See here.

Please folks. Check the above website or another like it before passing on or posting this kind of stuff.

Oh. by all means yes..let's all try to be more perfect in what we post here..! HA

[skydyvr 0]

That one is older'n the hills on granny's chest.

Too bad we can't implement a law like that just for spammers though . . .

. . =(_8^(1)

[JohnnyD 0]

And by the way, the term "going postal" is totally 90's. To be up with the times, it is now "going highschool".

[skybytch 259]

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let's all try to be more perfect in what we post here

Sent Sangiro a donation lately? Bandwidth - which is what is wasted on crap like the above - is expensive.