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To: Joe Lyddon who wrote (974)	7/23/1999 1:30:00 PM
From: Mad_Mouse	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2118

OT: Subject: Bill 602P (5 cent surcharge on email) IS A HOAX!!! Go to the U.S. Dept. of Energy's CIAC page and click on the last hoax in the list titled E-mail Tax.: ciac.llnl.gov Note that most of the major newspapers have ignored the story, the only exception being the Washingtonian which called the idea of email surcharge "a useful concept who's time has come" (March 6th 1999 Editorial). Here is the Washingtonian's response: The message that is apparently out over the Internet about an "editorial" by The Washingtonian supporting an e-mail tax is a hoax. We never wrote such an article or editorial. We do not have a "March 6" issue. The congressman quoted does not exist; the bill number does not exist; the law firm which supposedly wrote this e-mail does not exist; the address given for the law firm does not exist; and an almost identical e-mail was started a month beforehand claiming that the Canadian government was going to impose an e-mail tax. We at The Washingtonian do not know who put this hoax out, but it is not true. --The Washingtonian washingtonian.com

To: Joe Lyddon who wrote (974)	7/23/1999 2:22:00 PM
From: E. Taylor	Respond to of 2118

Email tax is a hoax. Check the below site. urbanlegends.miningco.com Here's an excerpt from the U.S. Postal Service's response: A completely false rumor concerning the U.S. Postal Service is being circulated over the Internet via e-mail. The e-mail message claims that a "Congressman Schnell" has introduced "Bill 602P" to allow the federal government to impose a 5-cent surcharge on each e-mail message delivered over the Internet. The money would be collected by Internet Service Providers and then turned over to the Postal Service. There is no Congressman Schnell. No such proposed legislation exists.