From: Peter Donahue 
Subject: Re: Same song second verse, was paying for email
Hello Richard and listers,
        Thanks for the constructive critisism concerning this posting, and
the guidence in what to look for when similar postings com to our inboxes.
i'll pass this suggestion on to the person who sent me the orriginal idea of
posting this here.  this person is very new to the Net and is not aware of
the nonsence and hoaxes that are floating around up here.  I too was not
aware that this kind of stuff has been around before.  Pleae accept my
appollogies for only fueling the fire.  Take care and have a good week.
08:55 PM 1/4/98 -0600, you wrote:
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>Lloyd Rasmussen wrote:
>   >This sounds like a new version of the "modem tax" hoax that started
>   >going around 14 years ago.  I could be wrong, but I doubt this is
>   >for real.
>
>It really isn't.  The phone companies tried lobbying for this last
>summer and from what I understand it didn't fly.
>
>I'm told there is doccumentation on the fcc web site which shows
>comments on this issue from internet users.  I'm not sure of where,
>but http:/www.fcc.gov will get you to their page, and you can follow
>the links from there.
>
>
>It's starting to rank right up there with the phony pen pal greetings
>and good times virus hoaxes.
>
>THat's right, folks,
>
>There is no little boy trying to set a world record for his business
>card collection,
>
>You cannot contract a virus by reading a message with a subject line
>of "Good times" or "Pen pal greetings"
>
>And, if Dave Rhodes, the name used in the Email chain letter of legend
>is probably in jail if he existed at all.
>
>Think before you post.  If you don't see a docket number attached to
>anything about an FCC proposal whether it be on a modem tax or on
>paying for email, don't forward it to every listserv you're on.  I've
>seen this crap resurface a bunch in the last week.
>
>I neglected to mention the virus that supposedly would surface on your
>machine if you read a message with a subject of "JOin the crew."  When
>I read that one on this listserv, I was in a rather antagonistic mood,
>so decided to get a laugh or two by posting a message back to the
>original poster with a subject line of, "join the crew" of course.
>Great laughs, hope they had a panic attack just because they're so
>gullible and stupid.
>
>
>REgards,
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>   >-- Lloyd
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>Richard Webb
>
>Electric Spider Productions
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>
>Curiosity killed the cat.  Curiosity and the left front tire of
>my car. -- Lori Beth Denberg
>
>Net-Tamer V 1.08.1 - Registered
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					Never underestimate the power of a dream.
Peter donahue
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