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To: The Duke of URL© who wrote (1257)	1/26/2002 4:55:05 PM
From: Mephisto	Respond to of 5185

"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. ...................................................................................................... People must fight this rule.The Internet was meant to be a place where all people could research topics and exchange ideas. For the first time, the average and the poorest person, have access to information that only a few shared in the past. JMOP

To: The Duke of URL© who wrote (1257)	1/26/2002 6:54:49 PM
From: jttmab	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 5185

RE:I just got this as an email: ......................................................... Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 2:24 PM Subject: .05 cents per message on E-mail 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. It's a hoax e-mail that's been propagated for years. There is no such thing as Bill 602P. Heck, the House and Senate don't even use terms like that. It's an HR-nnn or S-nnn. The original intent of this particular e-mail hoax was to flood the House and Senate e-mail servers. And the damn thing is still floating around. P.S> Anytime you see a phrase like Send this E-mail to EVERYONE on your list it's a very, very, very good bet that the e-mail is either a hoax or has a virus. jttmab