--part1_27.a7be816.26e2895f_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_27.a7be816.26e2895f_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <angel_pi5@yahoo.com> Received: from rly-yb01.mx.aol.com (rly-yb01.mail.aol.com [172.18.146.1]) by air-yb05.mail.aol.com (v75_b3.11) with ESMTP; Thu, 31 Aug 2000 10:52:52 -0400 Received: from web1502.mail.yahoo.com (web1502.mail.yahoo.com [128.11.23.180]) by rly-yb01.mx.aol.com (v75_b3.9) with ESMTP; Thu, 31 Aug 2000 10:52:31 -0400 Received: (qmail 10871 invoked by uid 60001); 31 Aug 2000 14:56:11 -0000 Message-ID: <20000831145611.10870.qmail@web1502.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [128.194.17.79] by web1502.mail.yahoo.com; Thu, 31 Aug 2000 07:56:11 PDT Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 07:56:11 -0700 (PDT) From: Emily Bertoldo <angel_pi5@yahoo.com> Subject: Fwd: this could be expensive. To: Gena Willoughby <nennapooh@aol.com>, Amy Wonsmos <alw8307@labs.tamu.edu>, Brooke Jemelka <bej2746@labs.tamu.edu>, Sarah Lanford <sll3263@labs.tamu.edu>, Libby <libita@hotmail.com>, Melissa Lundgren <mdl45@email.byu.edu>, Karley Mangrum <karleymangrum@hotmail.com>, Laura Mercy <lpm7957@unix.tamu.edu>, Troy Mitchell <tdmitchell@twistercom.com>, Tiffany Nolder <tnolder@ttacs.ttu.edu>, Preston Peterson <pet00019@neptune.ricks.edu>, Wendy Peterson <WPete53337@aol.com>, Colby Rampton <colbyman@hotmail.com>, Jason Rampton <rampton@inet.att.co.kr>, Molly Robbins <mollieTTU@aol.com>, Kim Slyman <cutiepie2719@yahoo.com>, Stacy Strome <sstrome@holly.colostate.edu>, Elisabeth Wagner <aggieew@aol.com>, Lauren Ward <aggiekappa@tamu.edu>, Jill Beetley <jillyb007@yahoo.com>, Heather Bertoldo <angel@intermind.net>, Lindsay Bono <lbono2003@yahoo.com>, Chrissy Braden <lcbraden@delta.is.tcu.edu>, Gayle Brinton <britt.brinton@hsc.utah.edu>, Lynda Brown <lynda.brown@slc.k12.ut.us>, Heather Campbell <hec5251@unix.tamu.edu>, Tricia Corey <triciac824@aol.com>, Marla Fairbourn <fairbournm@mail.uinta6.k12.wy.us>, "Dennis E. Flores" <deflo@mail.utexas.edu>, Justin Galindo <justin.galindo@trinity.edu>, Scott Getten <getten@tamu.edu>, Renee Gillman <rag5224@labs.tamu.edu>, Rhea Gillman <rmg3970@labs.tamu.edu>, Aimee Herbert <tiger_climb@rebelnet.dixie.edu>, Jennifer Hoffman <jrh6089@labs.tamu.edu>, Stacie Hollywood <skh3179@labs.tamu.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Unknown --- Kim Nelson <ellielance@stic.net> wrote: > Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 21:18:15 -0500 > From: Kim Nelson <ellielance@stic.net> > Organization: ellielance > To: Alison & Matthew > <alibaker@ccumbria.freeserve.co.uk>, > Baker R Bob <Bob.Baker@nc3a.nato.int>, > Barbara Bertoldo <bertoldo@tenet.edu>, > Bertoldo Robert N LtCol USAFSAM/FEH > <Robert.Bertoldo@brooks.af.mil>, > candy and roy richichi <rcrichichi@msn.com>, > Carol Yanarella <carolyanarella@hotmail.com>, > Chris Panian <cpanian@SoftResources.com>, > cindy comforst <KCCComfort@aol.com>, diane yukl > <Deediy@aol.com>, > Doug Thurston <doug.thurston@sympatico.ca>, > "droylance@reliantenergy.com" > <droylance@reliantenergy.com>, > Emily Bertoldo <angel_pi5@yahoo.com>, > frances jeffords <fljeffords@aol.com>, > "Gary F. Ossinger" <gforok@hotmail.com>, > geoff nelson <gmnelson@earthlink.net>, > Joan Spengler <jospengler@acninc.net>, > joyce delahay <Rejoyced@aol.com>, > Karen McCloskey <karenmccloskey@yahoo.com>, > Kay Sullivan <ksullivan@acninc.net>, Kelly > <Nealck@aol.com>, > lori galloway <aggierl@prodigy.net>, > Mary Leahy <mdleahy@swbell.net>, > MELISSA CLIVER <tcliver@uswest.net>, > "MJJGJWARD@aol.com" <MJJGJWARD@aol.com> > Subject: this could be expensive. > > > ATTACHMENT part 2 message/rfc822 > Reply-to: "Cindy Lagle" <cclagle@prodigy.net> > From: "Cindy Lagle" <cindylagle1@prodigy.net> > To: "Teri Lee Ostrum" <teriostrum@pacbell.net>, > "Roy Kleger" <roykleger@pacbell.net>, "Pat > Rodrigues" <patarod@aol.com>, > "Mike S. Tomlinson" <mike@wmmt.com>, "Larry > Lagle" <llagle@mindsync.com>, > "Kristy Lagle" <kristylou5@prodigy.net>, "Kim > Nelson" <ellielance@stic.net>, > "Edward J. Ramirez" <ejrmd@gte.net>, "domanay" > <domanay@jps.net>, > "Charlie Weidmer" <cweidmer@foothill.net> > Subject: Fw: (no subject) > Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 19:13:13 -0700 > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <LEOSTRAIN@aol.com> > To: <Zajac@aol.com>; <a.ashmore@worldnet.att.net>; > <RXRPete@earthlink.net>; > <TBalsells@aol.com>; <Pdoochie@aol.com>; > <martinken@juno.com>; > <elaine@snafu.org>; <rnbgreen@worldnet.att.net>; > <warbonnet@jps.net>; > <LochnessRR@aol.com>; <czandpz@pacbell.net>; > <BMcGHee@webtv.net>; > <DianeR515@aol.com>; <GC2RANCH@aol.com>; > <KRBVOLCANO@webtv.net>; > <cindylagle1@prodigy.net> > Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2000 1:13 PM > Subject: (no subject) > > > > Read the following > > -------------------- > > VOTE NO ON Bill 602P > VOTE NO ON Bill 602P!!!! > > I 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 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. Our > 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 to E-mail to > EVERYONE on your list, and tell all your friends > and relatives towrite > 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! > > > > ===== "if you ever find someone who can make you laugh until you cry and cry until you laugh, spend the rest of your life with them..." __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? 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