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Richie,
It is a hoax. See link below.
http://diamond-back.com/emailhoaxes.html
Regards,
Patrick
--
OxyCheq ... the diver's source for oxygen analyzers and oxygen sensors
http://oxycheq.com
Richie wrote:
> Thought the group might be interested in this non diving
> information.Richie
>
>
> Federal Bill 602p
>
> 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. Please read the following carefully if you
> intend to stay online 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 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."
>
> 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 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 inefficiency. 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 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 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!
>
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Richie,
<p>It is a hoax. See link below.
<p> <A
HREF="http://diamond-back.com/emailhoaxes.html">http://diamond-back.com/emailhoa
xes.html</A>
<p>Regards,
<p>Patrick
<br>--
<br>OxyCheq ... the diver's source for oxygen analyzers and oxygen sensors
<br><A HREF="http://oxycheq.com">http://oxycheq.com</A>
<br>
<p>Richie wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE><style></style>
<font face="Arial">Thought
the group might be interested in this non diving information.</font><font
face="Arial">Richie</font>
<br>
<br>
<br> <span lang=en-us><font face="Lucida Console">Federal Bill
602p</font></span>
<p><span lang=en-us><font face="Lucida Console">Guess the warnings were
true. Federal Bill 602P 5-cents per E-mail sent.</font></span>
<p><span lang=en-us><font face="Lucida Console">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 to stay online 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.</font></span>
<p><span lang=en-us><font face="Lucida Console">Under proposed
legislation,
the US Postal Service will be attempting to bill E-mail users out of
"alternative
postage fees."</font></span>
<p><span lang=en-us><font face="Lucida Console">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.</font></span>
<p><span lang=en-us><font face="Lucida Console">The consumer would then
be billed in turn by the ISP.</font></span>
<p><span lang=en-us><font face="Lucida Console">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."</font></span>
<p><span lang=en-us><font face="Lucida Console">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 50 cents a day -- or over $180 per year
-- above and beyond their regular Internet costs.</font></span>
<p><span lang=en-us><font face="Lucida Console">Note that this would be
money paid directly to the US Postal Service for a service they do not
even provide.</font></span>
<p><span lang=en-us><font face="Lucida Console">The whole point of the
Internet is democracy and noninterference. You are already paying an exorbitant
price for snail mail because of bureaucratic inefficiency. 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.</font></span>
<p><span lang=en-us><font face="Lucida Console">Congressional
representative,
Tony Schnell (R) has even suggested a "$20-$40 per month surcharge on all
Internet service" 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!</font></span>
<p><span lang=en-us><font face="Lucida Console">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.</font></span>
<p><span lang=en-us><font face="Lucida Console">It will only take a few
moments of your time and could very well be instrumental in killing a bill
we do not want.</font></span>
<p><span lang=en-us><font face="Lucida Console"> PLEASE
FORWARD!</font></span>
<br> </blockquote>
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