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Source: D Gartner (dgwhiz@earthling.net)
Moderator: Christopher B. Wright (wrightc@dtcweb.com)
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    IACT Discovery Project
Time to Sign Action Letter #3!
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DATE: 13th Jan 1999
  TO: Users of all major platforms and the Internet

Please hurry to join IACT's new Action Letter project, and add
your name to the 450+ current signatures from Internet users
around the world. No matter what platform or browser you use,
you'll want to support this project if you care about the
public's right to access a truly free and open Internet. 

Action Letter #3 began when we made some unpleasant discoveries
about the Internet-based 'Discovery' service owned by AltaVista
and its parent company, Compaq. Although Discovery is promoted
as a "public" and "free" service to the entire Internet
community, many computer users are denied access to it because
it does *not* use platform-independent formats that would be
compatible with any browser and any Operating System of our
choice. 

AltaVista/Compaq designed Discovery to work only with Win95/98
and NT! Therefore, all of us who have chosen Linux, OS/2, MacOS,
DOS, BSD, Solaris, BeOS, NeXT, Rhapsody etc.-- instead of
Microsoft Windows-- will find out first-hand that Discovery is
unfortunately a closed and proprietary on-line service requiring
the public to use one single brand of software.

On behalf of all Internet users who oppose such restrictions,
IACT is collecting signatures to add to our new Action Letter!
Please join this worthwhile effort, and take a moment to read
Action Letter #3, in the "Connections" section of our website at

        http://pages.cthome.net/iact/iact-tell.html


Then "sign on" to the Action Letter with us! [Follow the Steps
given below to sign-on.] The deadline is Monday, January 25th
1999, less than 2 weeks from today. If you haven't already,
please e-mail your signature now and add your name to the
Letter, along with hundreds of people representing a wide
variety of OSs, professions, nationalities, experiences....

The wide response we've gotten so far is due to the efforts of
our members and supporters, who forwarded copies of the original
Invitation along with IACT's website address. And this project
is still rolling forward! You can help us to reach more people
by e-mailing or faxing a copy of this Announcement to your
friends, colleagues and favorite computer-oriented websites and
discussion lists. At IACT's web page, you may download your copy
of a second, separate "FYI" type of message better suited for
sending to your gov. officials, ISP and Internet-related
companies with which you do business.  


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How to sign the Action Letter
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STEPS 1-2-3


  {1} Reply to me at this address (dgwhiz@earthling.net).
      Use a Subject of "Sign Action Letter #3" for your
      message. 

  {2} In the body of the message, clearly type... 

the necessary info
------------------
  First name:
  Middle name or initial:
  Last name:
  City, State/Province, and Nation:
  E-mail Address:
  {* Your e-mail address will _not_ be given to the
  recipients of the Action Letter nor to third parties!}

the optional info
-----------------
  your business/professional name, if any,
  that you wish to include:
  (e.g., Programming Director, Lovable Software Co.)

  -OR- your affiliation with a related organization:


  {3} Send your sign-on message to me before end of Monday,
      January 25th, 1999!


That's all! Please do not copy and send me any part of this same
note-- just e-mail me your short message covering Steps 1-3.


After all the e-mail signatures are collected, your name will be
added onto the final posting of the Letter [later this month].
Whether you sign as a private citizen, as a business owner, or
as the rep. of a group, your signature will be much welcomed and
appreciated.  


   Thanks again!

   Diane Gartner,
   IACT Co-ordinator
   dgwhiz@earthling.net


   The International Alliance for Compatible Technology
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              http://pages.cthome.net/iact/
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