More like an internet hoax that's been going around for YEARS. A quick
check of the "facts" in this message will reveal that:
A) There is no bill by that number. Go to http://www.congress.gov/ and
search on the bill# , you'll get "602P is an invalid bill number"
B) That bill number is inconsistent with the format used by our
Congresscritters
C) There is no Congresscritter by that name -
http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/May2000/22-e355313b.html
D) I'll bet the lawyer named is fake too. In fact, a quick Google search
on his name turns up that the closest person it might be is a Physics
professor - http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=Richard+Stepp
E) It is impossible for this type of system (pay per email) to ever work on
the internet.
Please folks, do a little checking before just sending this kind of stuff
around and reacting so rashly.
Sam South wrote:
> This is total and complete BULLSH*T. How can the government do this, or
> more to the point, be allowed to do this. The worse part about this is
> email volume will slow down but in a short period of time be about where
> it was, with everyone accepting the surcharge. Yet another example of the
> government taking away our freedoms.
> Sam South
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>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul Bullerman" <hemikota@home.com>
> To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2001 7:16 PM
> Subject: DML: If this bill gets passed....good bye DML.
>
>
>> ALSO: What implications would this have for AIM???
>>
>> Subject: New Bill
>>
>> 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 n 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-ail
>> 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
>> non-interference.
>> 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
>> &nbs! p; 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!
>>
>>
>>
>
>
-- -andy andylevy@yahoo.com Maintainer, DML FAQ - http://www.dakota-truck.net/faq/ http://home.twcny.rr.com/andylevy/dakota/ '99 CC 4x4 318 auto
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