At 04:43 PM 7/9/96 -0400, Philo wrote:
>At 12:01 07/09/96 -0700, Ruben Botello scribed:
>>>>blanket mail to everyone in Congress that their mail system has been set to
>>>>simply filter (sometimes with an explanation) mail from any host/domain not
>>>>identifiable as from the Congressperson's home district. >
>>>>/s Murphy A. Sewall <[log in to unmask]>      (860) 486-2489 voice
>>>------------------
 
<big flag-waving snip>
 
I hate to interrupt any Congress bashing (always a worthwhile activity), but
stop and think for a second.  How is it possible for a Member of Congress to
know if e-mail is coming from his/her district?  Are they really excluding
all e-mail from the vast majority of e-mail accounts, such as AOL,
Compuserve, MCIMail, AT&T, Prodigy, Netcom, major corporations, etc, none of
which are identifiable by district?  Who's left for them to get e-mail from,
small ISP's and the local community college?
 
Seems unlikely to me.  Save the Constitution for the real issues.
 
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  Dennis Mykytyn     Chappaqua, NY     [log in to unmask]
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