[meteorite-list] E-mail charges

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:46:24 2004
Message-ID: <200105160005.RAA20094_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

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> Subject: Vote NO on Bill602P ......A MUST READ !!!!!!!
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Hi guys,

Ignore this email, it is one of those urban myths that has been
going around for a couple of years. Bill 602P doesn't exist.

Ron Baalke
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http://new.usps.com/cgi-bin/uspsbv/scripts/content.jsp?D=13643


E-mail Rumor Completely Untrue

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 21, 1999
Release No. 45

E-MAIL RUMOR COMPLETELY UNTRUE

WASHINGTON - A completely false rumor concerning the U.S. Postal Service is being
circulated on Internet e-mail. As a matter of fact, the Postal Service has
learned that a similar hoax occurred recently in Canada concerning Canada Post.

The e-mail message claims that a "Congressman Schnell" has introduced "Bill 602P"
to allow the federal government to impose a 5-cent surcharge on each e-mail
message delivered over the Internet. The money would be collected by Internet
Service Providers and then turned over to the Postal Service.

No such proposed legislation exists. In fact, no "Congressman Schnell" exists.

The U.S. Postal Service has no authority to surcharge e-mail messages sent
over the Internet, nor would it support such legislation.
Received on Tue 15 May 2001 08:05:43 PM PDT