Happy belated Birthday Gina!! Congrats on making it to the BIG 40 intact!!
Scooter
gina dorman wrote:
>
> --Gee! this is all they've been talking about today? Glad I didn't mention to the
>list about my 40th birthday today. It just would've added more unimportant shit.
> Keep doin' the Sites of the Day, Scooter. I love them!!
> gina
>
> On Wed, 01 Nov 2000 18:11:33
> Scooter wrote:
> >I can't believe that this stupid crap has gotten sent around again. Got any fake
> >viruses you want to tell us about?? Maybe some Chain E-mail??
> >
> >Scooter
> >
> >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> >> i do not usually send out mail on the club list but i think this is important.
> >> sorry if i have annoyed you in any way.
> >> please read.
> >> thanks glenn
> >>
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> >>
> >> Subject: Fwd: Check this out!!!!!!!!11
> >> Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 11:24:52 EST
> >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED],
> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED],
> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED],
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> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >>
> >> Subject: Fwd: Check this out!!!!!!!!11
> >> Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2000 17:07:51 EST
> >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED],
> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED],
> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED],
> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED],
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> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >>
> >> Subject: Fwd: Check this out!!!!!!!!11
> >> Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2000 14:34:14 EST
> >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED],
> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED],
> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >>
> >> Subject: Check this out!!!!!!!!11
> >> Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2000 10:19:12 -0500
> >> From: Louis Brentson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> To: "Andrew, Jeanne & Bill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>
> >> OTE NO ON BILL 602P!!!
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > I guess the warnings were true. Federal Bill 602P will
> >> charge 5
> >> > cents
> >> > > > > > per E-mail Sent. It Figures! No more free E-mails! We knew
> >>
> >> this
> >> > was
> >> > > > > > coming!!!
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > Bill 602P will permit the Federal Government to charge a
> >> 5-cents
> >> > > > > > charge on every delivered email.
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > Please read the following carefully if you intend to
> >> 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.
> >> > > > > > The consumer would then be billed in turn by the 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-mails
> >> 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 don't 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.
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > Our congressional representative, Tony Schnell (R) has
> >> > > > > > even suggested a "$20-$40 per month surcharge on all
> >> > > > > > internet services" 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
> >> > > > > > E-mail to EVERYONE on your list, and tell all your friends
> >> and
> >> > > > > > relatives
> >> > > > > > about it 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.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > >>
> >> > >
> >
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