Rob and others: Don't worry. This sounds like the "urban legend" that surfaces every couple of months regarding extra charges for email and internet access. It's a hoax. I'm sure that someone will soon be posted the address for the web site which addresses these hoaxes. -Max On Wed, 6 Oct 1999, Rob Flint wrote: > Hey Tipsters, > > Something happened to my account so I have been out of the loop for a while. > I'm hoping that you have all heard about the following issue regarding > long-distance charges for email. If not, please read, complain, and pass it > on. > > CNN reported that in the next two weeks, Congress is > going to vote on allowing telephone companies to charge for Internet > access. That means, every time we send a long distance e-mail we will > receive a long distance charge. This will get costly. Please visit to the > following web site and complain. Complain to your Congressman. Don't allow > this to pass. > http://www.house.gov/writerep > Pass this on to your friends. It is urgent! > I hope all of you will pass this on to all your friends and family. > All of us have an interest in this one. > PLEASE FORWARD TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW TODAY BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE!! > > > William J. Bicknell, MD, MPH 715 Albany Street,T4W > Professor and Chairman Boston, MA 02118-2526, USA > Department of International Health Email <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > School of Public Health Home Phone: 781-837-4101 > Associate Vice-President for > International Health Home Fax:781-837-6571 > Boston University Office Fax: 617-638-4476 > Office Phone:617-638-5234 > > > This could obviously have a serious impact on listservs! > > > Rob Flint > ----------------------------------- > Robert W. Flint, Jr., Ph.D. > The College of Saint Rose > Department of Psychology > Albany, NY 12203-1490 > > Phone: 518-458-5379 > Fax: 518-458-5446 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > WWW: http://academic.strose.edu/academic/flintr > > > Maxwell Gwynn, PhD [EMAIL PROTECTED] Department of Psychology (519) 884-0710 ext 3854 Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3C5 Canada
