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FReeper Canteen ~ Tech Tuesday: Email Tax ~ Would you pay for email guarantees? ~ 07 March 2006
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Posted on 03/06/2006 5:36:12 PM PST by MoJo2001


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Technology Tuesday
 
GummyIII will return next week (if possible), but she's busy saving the world from a chocolate shortage! It's an important job we wouldn't trust to just anyone. Definitely not something for MoJo.

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Since many of our Troops use AOL, we wanted to know what you thought about AOL's plans for folks to pay for GoodMail. Is it something worth fretting over, a new enterprising an idea, or another way for which companies can milk money out of consumers already using free email services?


 

What's This About?
In February 2006, AOL announced that it would accept payment for incoming emails. For these certified emails, it would skip its usual anti-spam filters and guarantee delivery for cash. Our coalition believes that the free passage of email between Internet users is a vital part of what makes the Internet work. When ISPs demand a cut of "pay-to-send" email, they're raising tollbooths on the open Net, interfering with the passage of data by demanding protection money at the gates of their customers' computers.
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What's this controversy all about?

AOL has proposed the adoption of a system called CertifiedEmail, provided by Goodmail Systems. Under this pay-to-send system, affluent mass-emailers who are willing to pay AOL the equivalent of an "email tax" would get to bypass AOL's spam filters and get guaranteed delivery to the inboxes of AOL customers.

Everyone who can't afford to pay AOL's "email tax" - including charities, small businesses, civic organizations, and even families with mailing lists - will have no guarantee that their emails will be delivered. If other companies follow AOL in adopting pay-to-send systems, the Internet will become permanently divided into two classes of users - those who can afford to pay for guaranteed delivery and everyone else left behind with unreliable service.

Though billed in the media as an anti-spam and anti-phishing measure, AOL's pay-to-send system will fail on both scores.

AOL's "email tax" will cause great harm to the free and open Internet that many of us take for granted. The Internet is a revolutionary force for free speech, civic organizing, and economic innovation specifically because it is open and accessible to all Internet users. With a free and open Internet, small ideas can become big ideas overnight. AOL's move to introduce a pay-to-send system is a danger to this openness, and we urge them to reconsider.

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Which brings us to the next question: Is this something to get hyper over? Or is it a real concern? Would you pay for the service?

 

What say you?


 

 

Disclaimer:
Do you ever wonder why companies always put disclaimers at the bottom of their pages? And then they expect you to read the *fine print* as well? Well, this is done for a reason. It allows them to make up a bunch of unecessary rules and BS that no one will read nor thinks about reading. As a matter of fact, the disclaimers are really *Dating Ads* that those anonymous computer geeks put out to the general public. It's a way to get them a date via their disclaimers. It's risk free and also a sure way to ensure that their name will appear in the ad somewhere. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, then you totally understand the ideas about disclaimers. They're useless for the most part.

 

 


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To: MoJo2001; 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; Kathy in Alaska; bentfeather; tomkow6; E.G.C.; StarCMC; ...

Good morning, Everyone. Good morning to our

Military, our Allies, and their families.

Thank you, Mojo and Gummy, for preparing the Canteen for today’s activities. I'm with the rest of you. HECK NO!

We're in for another fairly nice day here in DC Metroland. Yesterday, was overcast and chilly. But, starting today the sun will come back out and the days will become warmer, when by the weekend we could be near 70! KEWL!

I must tell you that I will be working from home again today. So, my time at the Canteen will be brief. Here's a little update on the Bath Fitters situation. They came yesterday. They did not finish the job in one day.

We had problems from the start. I won't go into all of them. Just say that Beachy was not a happy camper at day's end. The only problem that was not BF's fault was the fact that the old house did not have the waterproof sheetrock behind the paneling (or whatever you call that plastic like wallboard). The installer will put that up before he does my wall surround. The icing was when the installer compared my tub with the new molded tub liner he was to install. He was very hesitant to come tell me that it was the wrong liner. Sure enough, it was a different design than my tub. They must match to ensure that there is a tight fit and no shifting of the liner. So, here we are on day two. The installer will get my bath tub in working order however, it will take another two weeks to get the new tub liner to finish the job. The only good news is the installer said he would come back to finish the job on a Saturday so that I did not have to take another day to stay home.

Ok, that's enough of that drama. How about another piece of Fun and Useless Facts?

Wackiest Street Names

Tater Peeler Road in Lebanon, Texas

The intersection of Count and Basie in Richmond, Va.

Shades of Death Road in Warren County, N.J.

Unexpected Road in Buena, N.J.

Bucket of Blood Street in Holbrook, Ariz.

The intersection of Clinton and Fidelity in Houston (yeah, right!)

The intersection of Lonesome and Hardup in Albany, Ga.

Farfrompoopen Road in Tennessee (the only road up to Constipation Ridge)

Divorce Court in Heather Highlands, Pa.

Psycho Path in Traverse City, Mich. (This is most likely a real warning! Beachy can say this cause Mr. Beachy is from Michigan! he...he....)

Here's another warning

Don't be coming to the Canteen unless you support and honor our military

To all newbies and lurkers

Now, I've got to get out of the PJ's before the installer shows up. It's been fun. But, you stay right where you are. Don't touch that dial. Don't change that channel. Put down that remote. Don't leave the room. Keep your eyes on your monitor. Cause...............I'll be bock!

Now remember, the Canteen is

So, come on in and sit for a while. There's always plenty of coffee, pancakes, conversation, silliness, and plain old BS

REMEMBER THEM

DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT

Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and

our allies military and the family members of the above.

Honoring those who have served before.


241 posted on 03/07/2006 4:14:14 AM PST by beachn4fun ("Being American means being free. That's why they're proud." Tony Blair 7/17/03)
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To: MoJo2001; 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; Ms.Poohbear; 2LT Radix jr; Radix; LaDivaLoca; Severa; ...

 

SALUTE!

 


242 posted on 03/07/2006 4:16:54 AM PST by tomkow6 (Canteen CooCoo Consultant, and CookingWithLARD.com person Lard greases the way for tomorrow)
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To: MoJo2001; 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; Ms.Poohbear; 2LT Radix jr; Radix; LaDivaLoca; Severa; ...

 

 

 

 
 

Good morning, MoJo!!!!

Good morning, Canteen Crew !

Good morning, EVERYBODY!

  FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT
Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allies military and the family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.

 

GOOD

MORNING

TROOPS!

 

 

 

 


243 posted on 03/07/2006 4:17:24 AM PST by tomkow6 (Canteen CooCoo Consultant, and CookingWithLARD.com person Lard greases the way for tomorrow)
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To: MoJo2001; 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; Ms.Poohbear; 2LT Radix jr; Radix; LaDivaLoca; Severa; ...

 

Today's FEEBLE

YOKE :

Blackie prided himself on being patient when teaching driver education, something he has done for 30 years. He had encountered many, many students, who didn't seem to be able to hit the floor with their hat. But one incident was just too much.

Blackie had a sweet young thing behind the wheel for the first lesson of the semester. MoJo had volunteered to go first and seemed ready to show the other two kids how well she could drive. They left the rural school and started toward town.

As they approached the first stop sign, MoJo gave no sign that she saw it. They got closer, but MoJo still did not slow down. Finally, Blackie used the "teacher's brake" pedal, on his side of the car, to get them stopped.

When Blackie asked Mojo why she didn't slow down to stop for the stop sign, she replied, "but, Mr. Blackie, the speed limit is 35 ALL the way to the stop sign!"

244 posted on 03/07/2006 4:17:53 AM PST by tomkow6 (Canteen CooCoo Consultant, and CookingWithLARD.com person Lard greases the way for tomorrow)
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To: MoJo2001; 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; Ms.Poohbear; 2LT Radix jr; Radix; LaDivaLoca; Severa; ...

 

Chicagoland Weather

March 07, 2006
Chicago, IL
Sunrise 6:14 AM (CST)
Sunset 5:43 PM (CST)
Hrs. of Daylight 11 Hrs., 29 Mins
Currently    
24°  
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Fair
      Hi: 47
      Lo: 24
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5 Day Forecast

WED THU FRI SAT SUN
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PM Showers
High: 46
Low: 42
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Thundershowers
High: 54
Low: 32
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Partly Cloudy
High: 52
Low: 44
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Thundershowers
High: 60
Low: 48
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Showers
High: 52
Low: 44

245 posted on 03/07/2006 4:18:26 AM PST by tomkow6 (Canteen CooCoo Consultant, and CookingWithLARD.com person Lard greases the way for tomorrow)
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To: Pusterfuss

Good morning, Pusterfuss!


246 posted on 03/07/2006 4:20:52 AM PST by tomkow6 (Canteen CooCoo Consultant, and CookingWithLARD.com person Lard greases the way for tomorrow)
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To: E.G.C.

Good morning, E.G.C.!


247 posted on 03/07/2006 4:21:11 AM PST by tomkow6 (Canteen CooCoo Consultant, and CookingWithLARD.com person Lard greases the way for tomorrow)
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To: beachn4fun

Good morning, Beachy!


248 posted on 03/07/2006 4:21:33 AM PST by tomkow6 (Canteen CooCoo Consultant, and CookingWithLARD.com person Lard greases the way for tomorrow)
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To: tomkow6

mine


249 posted on 03/07/2006 4:21:44 AM PST by tomkow6 (Canteen CooCoo Consultant, and CookingWithLARD.com person Lard greases the way for tomorrow)
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To: tomkow6

mine


250 posted on 03/07/2006 4:21:56 AM PST by tomkow6 (Canteen CooCoo Consultant, and CookingWithLARD.com person Lard greases the way for tomorrow)
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To: beachn4fun; tomkow6
Good morning, Tomkow6.

((HUGS))Good morning, Beach.

How's it going?

251 posted on 03/07/2006 4:23:03 AM PST by E.G.C.
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To: SevenofNine; All

If I remember my Navy training, 180 proof is almost pure alcohol?


252 posted on 03/07/2006 4:23:20 AM PST by tomkow6 (Canteen CooCoo Consultant, and CookingWithLARD.com person Lard greases the way for tomorrow)
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To: MoJo2001; 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; Ms.Poohbear; 2LT Radix jr; Radix; LaDivaLoca; Severa; ...

A little something from My "Voices"....

 

Can you read these (correctly) right the first time? 

1) The bandage was wound around the wound. 

2) The farm was used to produce produce. 

3) The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse. 

4) We must polish the Polish furniture. 

5) He could lead if he would get the lead out. 

6) The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert. 

7) Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present. 

8) A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum. 

9) When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes. 
- and here I have been thinking all these years the word was dived i.e. " The dove dived into the bushes"...silly me.

10) I did not object to the object. 

11) The insurance was invalid for the invalid. 

12) There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row. 

13) They were too close to the door to close it. 

14) The buck does funny things when the does are present. 

15) A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line. 

16) To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow. 

17) The wind was too strong to wind the sail. 

18) Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear. 

19) I had to subject the subject to a series of tests. 

20) How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?

253 posted on 03/07/2006 4:35:03 AM PST by tomkow6 (Canteen CooCoo Consultant, and CookingWithLARD.com person Lard greases the way for tomorrow)
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To: StarCMC; Old Sarge

Bravo! Thanks to you and Old Sarge for the pings to the fantastic stories you two are writing. :)


254 posted on 03/07/2006 4:45:35 AM PST by GodBlessUSA (US Troops, Past, Present and Future, God Bless You and Thank You! Prayers said for our Heroes!)
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To: beachn4fun
Good Morning Beachn,
I hope all goes well today :)
Hugs!
255 posted on 03/07/2006 4:48:20 AM PST by GodBlessUSA (US Troops, Past, Present and Future, God Bless You and Thank You! Prayers said for our Heroes!)
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To: tomkow6

Good morning, hon

Pickin' on Blackie now, huh? LOL


256 posted on 03/07/2006 4:48:29 AM PST by beachn4fun ("Being American means being free. That's why they're proud." Tony Blair 7/17/03)
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To: tomkow6

Good Morning Tomkow :)


257 posted on 03/07/2006 4:49:11 AM PST by GodBlessUSA (US Troops, Past, Present and Future, God Bless You and Thank You! Prayers said for our Heroes!)
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To: E.G.C.

Good Morning E.G.C. :)
Hugs!


258 posted on 03/07/2006 4:49:40 AM PST by GodBlessUSA (US Troops, Past, Present and Future, God Bless You and Thank You! Prayers said for our Heroes!)
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To: GodBlessUSA

Morning, GBUSA!


259 posted on 03/07/2006 4:50:23 AM PST by tomkow6 (Canteen CooCoo Consultant, and CookingWithLARD.com person Lard greases the way for tomorrow)
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To: tomkow6
Enough to drive one crazy, huh?


260 posted on 03/07/2006 4:50:45 AM PST by beachn4fun ("Being American means being free. That's why they're proud." Tony Blair 7/17/03)
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