Thanks Robert. Below is an excerpt from usenet. No big deal. We got
REAL problems with Novell management though.
usenet excerpt:
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From: rbagwell@hiwaay.net
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.marketplace
Subject: Re: Netizens ALERT ALERT ALERT (WAS Re: Truth or Troll? May Be Important)
Date: 11 Feb 1997 00:29:39 GMT
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References: <32F98BE0.ACD@gte.net> <5dd0a3$3q2@newsstand.cit.cornell.edu> <330328a4.2453974@nntp.ix.netcom.com> <5dlbu2$alk@news1.sol.no> <01bc16d7$699b5ae0$590520ce@d-moran> <32ff8547.1154639@news.mvillage.com>
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In <32ff8547.1154639@news.mvillage.com>, bonesbro@mvillage.com (Chris Brown) writes:
>On Sun, 09 Feb 1997 22:25:25 GMT, "Dennis Moran" <coolio@coolio9.com>
>wrote:
>
>>Magnus Itland <itlandm@sn.no> wrote in article <5dlbu2$alk@news1.sol.no>...
>>> AreaWoman@juno.com (AreaWoman) wrote:
>>>
>>> >This was a troll, people. Don't believe it.
>>>
>>> >>In article <32F98BE0.ACD@gte.net>, drapp@gte.net says...
>>> >>>>>I received this from a friend via email. Is there something to
>>this?
>>> >>>If so, it could be a real issue for everyone. It's not a troll as far
>>> >>>as I know of.
>>> >>>
>>> >>>Subject: FW: FCC Billing Plans for Net Use: E-mail FCC by 2/13/97
>>>
>>>
>>> A troll? Too bad, really. There is no such thing as a free lunch.
>>> Someone has to pay. Perhaps parents would think twice about assigning
>>> the Internet as a free nanny, if presented with even a modest fee.
>>> Perhaps the servers would no longer be clogged by people who roam
>>> around just because it is free.
>>>
>>> --
>>> itlandm@sn.no Yes! The one and only Magnus Itland.
>>> The first signs of mental breakdown can be subtle,
>>> such as for instance an altered signature.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>If you ever see a post or email about something bad that the FCC is going
>>to do to the internet (other than freedom of speech issues), it's a scam.
>>Most people who start it are stupid enough not to know the FCC has little
>>or nothing to do with the internet. I saw one time a big official looking
>>post about a certain day the FCC was "shutting down all internet servers"
>>and you had to unplug your modem or your computer would fry...
>
>No, but the FCC regulates the telephone industry (or it did, anyway,
>I'm not too current on the deregularization stuff). If the phone
>companies are lobbying for this crap, then the FCC can step in.
I checked out the FCC web site on this and it seems what is really proposed is that
ISPs start paying the local phone companies an interstate access charge like the
long distance carriers do. So far, it has nothing to do with per-minute charges for
users and the FCC is currently against it, anyway.
Randy Bagwell
rbagwell@hiwaay.net
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So it's probably a scam, dontcha' think <g>.
Regards,
Joe...
PS: >> Please post this notice on your favorite thread, and/or forward this email to your friends on the internet so all our voices may be heard before the period of public comment expires. <<
Let's not waste bandwidth on this stuff, eh? We got enough problems with a "lot" of money riding on this puppy, than worrying about
the FCC. Thanks Robert. |
