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I don`t think this is a scam,just wanted to get others opinions with on these postings. Thanks William
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Important Announcement to Our Readers: Instead of our usual email about online games, we have a special announcement: We can no longer accept subscriptions in the states of Utah and Michigan. These states enacted legislation requiring us to pay huge fees to continue to send Michigan and Utah residents any mail.
Both states made a do-not-email list under the premise of creating further protection for children. The states are charging sky-high rates for us to access their do-not-email list. They also made it illegal for us to even accidentally send a mail to anyone who had registered on this list, and there are severe punishments in place.
You are probably are wondering what the states are going to do with the money they are trying to raise in the name of the protection of children. We have written to both states to request the details. We deserve to know how they will distribute the funds. Until they provide an acceptable answer, we are dropping our circulation in these states. They hired a private contractor to maintain their do-not-email database registry, and we suspect this contractor will take the lion’s share of funds collected.
We feel that funds collected for Children’s Protection should go to real children’s protection groups, like "Save The Children". Instead of paying a huge fee to go to a private contractor’s pocket, we’d like to announce that in the spirit of Children’s Protection, we are going to make a donation to Save the Children (http://www.savethechildren.org).
Save the Children puts the majority of funds it raises towards its programs, and does not divert excessive funds into the hands of its administrators. It is a long established charity and non-profit organization, with completely open books so you can see where the money is going. They have received a five star rating at Charity Navigator (http://www.charitynavigator.org).
If you are further interested in reading about the email protection registries that have been set up, we highly recommend Brian Livingston's article in IT Management titled, "How Utah, Michigan Legislators Got Fooled"
(http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/columns/executive_tech/article.php/3526181).
Another excellent discussion is located on the Direct Marketing Association's site at:
http://www.the-dma.org/cgi/dispnewsstand?article=3888+++++
If you are concerned about these new state laws, you may contact the state agencies directly:
Michigan Public Service Commission
Phone: (517) 241-6180
Fax: (517) 241-6181
Postal Address:
Michigan Public Service Commission
P.O. Box 30221
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