re. is it true

["Genie Wunderlich, ESMT" <drubaska@mo-net.com>]

----- Original Message -----
From: David Brittenham <dbritt@mo-net.com>
To: <bulletin@mo-net.com>
Sent: Monday, June 07, 1999 11:03 PM
Subject: Another hoax!


>
> There is another rumor making the rounds on the net.  This one says that
> there is a move in Congress to put a 5-cent tax on all e-mails.  I'm not
> even going to go into the details of why this is technically, as well as
> politically impossible.  Just delete this thing and forget you ever saw
> it.  If you don't trust me, check the Postal Service's statement at this
> address:
>
> http://www.usps.gov/news/press/99/99045new.htm
>
> Basically it says it's a hoax, and that the Congressman Schell doesn't
> even exist.  There is an almost identical hoax circulating through Canada,
> with the only difference being the Congressman was called a member of
> Parliament, and the revenue loss was set at $23 million instead of $230
> million.
>
> Please don't forward these types of messages to anyone else before you
> check them out.  Same for virus warnings.  Check them out first.
>
> Why?  Well, first of all, I've only seen 2 valid e-mail virus warnings in
> the 3+ years we've been in the business, both within the past few weeks.
> And I got the word out to you all on those immediately.  On the other
> hand, I've seen HUNDREDS of hoaxes.
>
> Secondly, when you forward these "shock-factor" messages to all your
> friends, all you are doing is adding their addresses to a message that is
> designed to circulate around until it finds it's way into some junk
> e-mailer's hands.  This is one way your e-mail address gets on those
> lists.
>
> So, USE THAT DELETE BUTTON!
>
> David
>
>
>


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