[26884] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Fw: Congress to vote on allowing a toll charge for internet access]
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Adam McKenna)
Tue Jan 25 15:05:09 2000
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 15:03:09 -0500
From: Adam McKenna <adam@flounder.net>
To: Alex Kamantauskas <alexk@tugger.net>
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
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In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.04.10001251402450.27436-100000@fz.appliedtheory.com>; from alexk@tugger.net on Tue, Jan 25, 2000 at 02:03:47PM -0500
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This is a hoax which started in canada (hence the P after the bill number
instead of an S or HR)
There is really no need for more discussion here. This is a well known hoax.
--Adam
On Tue, Jan 25, 2000 at 02:03:47PM -0500, Alex Kamantauskas wrote:
>
> On Tue, 25 Jan 2000, Brad S. Dreisbach wrote:
>
> >> WAIT, THERE'S MORE! IN ADDITION, 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 your use of the
> >> Internet. Under proposed legislation the U.S. Postal Service will be
> >> attempting to bilk email users out of "alternate postage fees". Bill
> >> 602P will permit the Federal Govt. to charge a 5 cent surcharge on
> >> every email delivered, by billing Internet Service Providers at source.
>
> HR 602 - the "Civil Service Long-Term Care Insurance Benefit Act"?
>
> --
> Alex Kamantauskas
> alexk@tugger.net
>
>
