++++++++++++++++++++ Date: Sun, 03 Mar 2002 08:56:58 -0600 To: -- snip -- , elecraft at mailman.qth.net From: Tom Hammond =?iso-8859-1?Q?N=D8SS?= Subject: Re: [Elecraft] bill to charge for e-mail 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. -- snip -- >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. ... snip ... 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 Informational sources, especially for HOAXES and how to identify them Security Portal http://www.securityportal.com/ CIAC - US Dept of Energy http://HoaxBusters.ciac.org/ Virus.COM: Hoaxes http://www.virus.com/hoaxes/ Urban Myths, Ledgends, Folklore & Fairytales http://www.urbanmyths.com/ Hoax Descriptions http://antivirus.about.com/compute/antivirus/library/blenhoax.htm?IAM=vpn000107_5 Internet ScamBusters http://www.scambusters.org/ Computer Virus Myths Homepage http://kumite.com/myths/ HoaxKill Service: Let's Get Rid of Viruses NOW! http://www.hoaxkill.com/index2.shtml The SPAM Series - Email http://email.about.com/compute/email/library/series/blspam_series.htm?IAM=vpn000107_6 ++++++++++++++++++++++