[99] in peace2
Re: proposed e-mail and internet fees
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Aram W Harrow)
Fri Feb 25 15:50:01 2000
Message-Id: <200002252049.PAA22900@peo.mit.edu>
To: Aimee L Smith <alsmith@photonics.MIT.EDU>, peace-list@MIT.EDU
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 25 Feb 2000 15:05:27 EST."
<200002252005.PAA0000010486@photonics.mit.edu>
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 15:49:49 -0500
From: Aram W Harrow <aram@MIT.EDU>
i've gotten this email (which closes with "Send this e-mail to
EVERYONE on your list, and tell all your friends and relatives to
write to their Congressman and say "No!" to Bill 602P.") probably a
dozen times over the past few years. a minute's research into a
single referenced fact shows it false.
1. the washingtonian doesn't even have a march 6th, 1999 issue
2. there is no bill 602p.
3. the front page of the www.usps.gov has a permanent notice about the
email.
4. congressman schnell of arizona doesn't exist
5. the vote is scheduled for "within two weeks"
although i must say that emails like these are compelling arguments
for some kind of email tax.
