[Elecraft] bill to charge for e-mail

Sun Mar 3 10:03:00 2002

Wayne:

At 03:22 AM 3/2/02, you wrote:

>I just received the following from KN6ZB.  Thought it was significant
>enough to forward to you.  Excuse me if you think it irrelevant.  Just
>delete it.  73,  Bill, W0OWY
>From: [email protected]
>To:  [email protected]
>Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 11:38 PM
>Subject: Fw: bill to charge for e-mail
>   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.

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Unfortunately, this is a HOAX!!! Please refer to:

   http://www.europe.f-secure.com/hoaxes/bill602p.shtml

NOTE that this is NOT directed _at_ YOU specifically, but to all internet 
users.

Please refer to ANY of the sources below to confirm such "WARNINGS" BEFORE 
you forward them. RETAIN THESE ADDRESSES FOR FUTURE REFERENCE!!!

PLEASE DIRECT ANY RESPONSES TO ME DIRECTLY and NOT via the ELECRAFT reflector!

73 - Tom Hammond   N0SS

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