This has nothing to do with email. It is the purchasing of postage electronically on your computers. You get software that will dial into the USPS and order so much postage. The software then will print out a postal permit for the amount of postage you need. This eliminates having to go to the post office to buy your stamps. Harvey -----Original Message----- From: ARSCOTT-L-request@rootsweb.com [mailto:ARSCOTT-L-request@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of S. W. Smith Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 1999 8:29 AM To: ARSCOTT-L@rootsweb.com Subject: SB602 I hate to take your time with legislative matters. It appears there is a senate bill, SB602, that has a provision to add a surcharge to email. I have not read the bill, but have sent for a copy. It probably wouldn't hurt to find out more about the bill and contact our Congressmen if this bill contains language that will make our research too costly for many of us to continue. S. A. Smith