From: Puck Area: Mundane To: MacFinn 26 Feb 95 16:56:00 Subject: Greetings UpdReq Would you believe MacFinn said Greetings to Puck...and lived?!? Sheesh! Ma> Merry Meet Puck! And to you!!! :) Ma> Puck, of the Georgian Trad., are you out there? Right here in Seattle!!! Ma> Need some help filling in the blanks in my 2nd degree work. I'll do what I can! Fire away or let me know your snail-mail address and we can do it privately! Bright Blessings! Puck ... Walk in the Shadows..... Just don't trip over the cat. 201434369420143436942014343694201434369420143436942014343694718 From: Wolfstare Area: Mundane To: All 27 Feb 95 18:57:34 Subject: noise UpdReq AAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sorry, it seemed a little quiet in here Wolfstare 201434369420143436942014343694201434369420143436942014343694718 From: Weyr Area: Mundane To: All 1 Mar 95 06:02:04 Subject: Wake up UpdReq Someone said to make some noise and wake up the echo. We are getting you in Twin CIty Georgia! LVX Weyr 201434369420143436942014343694201434369420143436942014343694718 From: John Machate Area: Mundane To: All 28 Feb 95 10:23:00 Subject: Senate Bill 314 UpdReq * Original Area: pagan_chat * Original To : All (93:9810/0) I had the following confirmed before posting it: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- A matter has come to my attention that is of the utmost importance to all of us online. Simply put, a couple of senators have proposed a particularly heinous piece of legislation titled the "Communications Decency Act of 1995" (Senate Bill S. 314). Basically, the bill would subject all forms of electronic communication -- from public Internet postings to your most private email -- to government censorship. The effects of the bill onto the online industry would be devastating -- most colleges and private companies (AOL, Compuserve, etc.) would probably have to shut down or greatly restrict access, since they would be held criminally liable for the postings and email of private users. Obviously, this bill is designed to win votes for these senators among those who are fearful of the internet and aren't big fans of freedom of speech -- ie., those who are always trying to censor "pornography" and dirty books and such. Given the political climate in this country, this bill might just pass unless the computer community demonstrates its strength as a committed political force to be reckoned with. This, my friends, is why I have filled your mailbox with this very long message. A petition, to be sent to Congress, the President, and the media, has begun spreading through the Internet. It's easy to participate and be heard -- to sign it, you simply follow the instructions below -- which boil down to sending a quick email message to a certain address. That's all it takes to let your voice be heard. (You know, if the Internet makes democracy this accessible to the average citizen, is it any wonder Congress wants to censor it?) Finally, PLEASE forward this message to all your friends online. The more people sign the petition, the more the government will get the message to back off the online community. We've been doing fine without censorship until now -- let's show them we don't plan on allowing them to start now. If you value your freedoms -- from your right to publicly post a message on a worldwide forum to your right to receive private email without the government censoring it -- you need to take action NOW. It'll take fifteen minutes at the most, a small sacrifice considering the issues at hand. Remember, the age of fighting for liberty with muskets and shells is most likely over; the time has come where the keyboard and the phone line will prove mightier than the sword -- or the Senate, in this case. Here's what you have to do to sign the petition: send an e-mail message to: S314-petition@netcom.com the message (NOT the subject heading) should read as follows: SIGNED (y/n) eg. SIGNED lsewell@leland.Stanford.EDU Laura Sewell YES -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 201434369420143436942014343694201434369420143436942014343694718