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To: drmorgan who wrote (11261)	1/4/1998 2:28:00 PM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Respond to of 22053

How did these email addresses become public (in ones possesion) in the first place??? Group threatens to post AOL addresses America Online is taking seriously a threat by a fledgling business group to publish 5 million AOL subscribers' e-mail addresses next Thursday, a move that would leave AOL members vulnerable to an onslaught of junk e-mail. The National Organization of Internet Commerce says it will post the addresses on its Web site all day Thursday unless AOL agrees to talk with the NOIC about letting its customers receive unsolicited e-mail, known as spam. ''This is a real threat. But if they think this will change our aggressive anti-junk mail campaign, they'd be wrong,'' says AOL's Rich D'Amato. AOL is considering legal action against the NOIC if it publishes members' addresses. AOL has already won several court battles against spam senders. One spammer, Over The Air Equipment, was sending hundreds of thousands of e-mails a day to AOL members, advertising its pornographic Web sites. AOL processes 22 million e-mails a day for its 10 million members, and it says a significant portion are unsolicited. AOL tries to block junk e-mail by stopping those sent to a large number of subscribers from the same e-mail address. The NOIC, which was formed three months ago and has six members, says AOL's ban on spam prevents legitimate small businesses from advertising products over the Internet. It says AOL customers should make the decision about whether they want unsolicited e-mail, not AOL. Since announcing plans to publish AOL addresses, the NOIC has received hundreds of e-mail death threats, says Damien Melle, NOIC spokesman. NOIC President Joe Melle, head of e-mail marketer TSF and Damien's brother, received dog feces in the mail and a copy of his credit report was e-mailed to him anonymously with a threat to post it on a public Web site. By Donna Rosato, USA TODAY

To: drmorgan who wrote (11261)	1/7/1998 12:17:00 PM
From: Moonray	Respond to of 22053

Telcos get new shot at ISP fees By Courtney Macavinta January 6, 1998, 4:50 p.m. PT The Federal Communications Commission today is seeking public comment for an upcoming report to Congress that could result in new fees for Internet service providers. When implementing the Telecommunications Act of 1996, the FCC shot down a request from Pacific Bell and other Baby Bells that online access providers be forced to pay phone companies a fee for every customer who hooks up to the Net through a local switch center. news.com o~~~ O