On Fri, 15 Sep 2000, Niall Kavanagh wrote:
> It's been a while since I've seen this one:
>
> http://www.gerlitz.com/virushoax/hoax2.htm#postoffice
>
> Some clues:
>
> No sponser of the bill was listed
This one has a sponsor listed - a Rep Tony Schnell(r). The only problem
is, there is no Tony Schnell in Congress.
> No email addreses or websites to go to for more information
true. I would expect to see a URL that has a thomas.loc.gov reference in
it for it to be legit.
> Lots of !!!!!
> The fact that email doesn't cost the USPS anything. If it doesn't cost
> them anything they can't charge for it (re: their charter. This is why
> postage always increments by 1/2c every year or so instead of 5c every few
> years... they're not allowed to turn a profit like this).
Be careful here. The Postal authorities, notably the Postmaster General,
has been making noises about his "lost revenue" due to electronic mail and
overnight services. The post office will be in the red this year - the
first year in about 9 years of in-the-black operations. Various UN/WTO
people have also made noise about customs duties lost by software
downloads via internet. While this may be a hoax, that there are some
government agencies that are studying the issue is not a hoax.
> And the kicker:
>
> "Send this E-mail to EVERYONE on your list, and tell all your friends and
> relatives ..."
To me, the kicker is "Bill 602P". Congress uses bill naming formats as
follows:
H.Con.Res. House Concurrant Resolution (also seen as H.C.R.)
H.Res House Resolution (often rules for debate)
H.R. House of Representatives - a simple bill
H.J.Res. House Joint Resolution (also H.J.R.)
S.Con.Res. Senate Concurrent Resolution
S. Senate Bill
S.Res. Senate Resolution
S.J.Res. Senate Joint Resolution
followed by a number, such as H.R. 2002, or S.Res. 216.
--
Bryan Williams
Dominari Nolo
"Light the Lamp - not the Rat!! Light the Lamp - not the Rat!!!"
>
> On Fri, 15 Sep 2000, Lori Hitchcock wrote:
>
> > WRITE YOUR REPRESENTATIVES!!!!
> >
> > ************************************
> > VOTE NO ON Bill 602P!!!!
> > I guess the warnings were true. Federal Bill 602P 5-cents per E-mail
> > 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. Please read the following carefully
> > if you intend o stay on-line and 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, by billing Internet Service
> > Providers at
> > the source. 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."
> >
> > Through E-mail people can keep in touch with those they may not normally
> > send a letter to or contact otherwise!
> >
> > Since the average person received about 10 pieces of E-mail per day
> > in 1998, the cost of the typical individual would be an additional $0.50
> > (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 do not 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. Congressional
> > Representative, Tony Schnell (r) has even suggested a "$20-$40 per month
> > surcharge on all Internet service above and beyond the government's
> > 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" - Mar 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 to
> > write their congressional representative 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.
> > Please forward!
> > Thank you!!!
> >
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