this is the letter to wich my other e-mail responds to *hotmail didn't send
it when i fwd: it*
Dear Fellow E-mailers:
I guess the warnings were true. Federal Bill 602P 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 their ISP.
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 efficiency. 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! Send this to E-mail to
EVERYONE on your list, and tell all your friends and relatives write their
congressional representative and say "NO" to Bill 602P. It will only take a
few moments of your time and could very well be instrumental in killing a
bill we do not want.
Thanks,
Ken Thompson
And yet another one falls for SPAM
AnandTech Moderator
it when i fwd: it*
Dear Fellow E-mailers:
I guess the warnings were true. Federal Bill 602P 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 their ISP.
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 efficiency. 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! Send this to E-mail to
EVERYONE on your list, and tell all your friends and relatives write their
congressional representative and say "NO" to Bill 602P. It will only take a
few moments of your time and could very well be instrumental in killing a
bill we do not want.
Thanks,
Ken Thompson
And yet another one falls for SPAM
AnandTech Moderator
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