Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/08

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Subject: Re: [Leica] A threat to LUG
From: Bmceowen@aol.com
Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2000 21:40:18 EDT

Look, you guys, this is total B.S. Don't believe that, look here:

http://www.usps.gov/news/email.htm


In short:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 21, 1999
Release No. 99-045 
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. 
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