Congressional Internet on Line

[David Farber <farber@central.cis.upenn.edu>]

{Washington Technology} (September 9) reports that some members of the
House of Representatives have been supplied with Internet addresses.


Quote:


  Rep. Charlie Rose, D-NC., officially went public last month with the
E-mail addresses belonging to seven Congressmen participating in an
Internet access testbed under his supervision. Rose floated the names
and addresses out over the internet.


  Rose included with the addresses a message pleading with Internet
users that only constituents from the seven congressional districts
use the addresses. Under instructions entitled: "For Constituents,"
Rose wrote: "the primary goal of this pilot program is to allow
members to better serve their CONSTITUENTS."


  He added that Internet surfers should be patient as more
congressional members will be joining in the near future.


  Since the program started three months ago, only a handful of E-mail
letters have funnelled through the system to the seven congressional
offices. The house members fear that if public interest should swell,
an avalanche of E-mail could overwhelm the limited resources of the
congressional offices.


  Here are the addresses:
  *Rep. Charlie Rose, D-N.C.: CROSE@HR.HOUSE.GOV
  *Rep. Perter Stark, D-Calif.: PETEMAIL@HR.HOUSE.GOV
  *Rep. Melvin Watt, D-N.C.: MELMAIL@HR.HOUSE.GOV
  *Rep. Jay Dickey, R-Ark.: JDICKEY@HR.HOUSE.GOV
  *Rep. Sam Gejdenson, D-Conn.: BOZRAH@@HR.HOUSE.GOV
  *Rep. Newt Gingrich, R-Ga.: GEORGIA6@HR.HOUSE.GOV
  *Rep. George Miller, D-Calif.: GEORGEM@HR.HOUSE.GOV
  And for comments: COMMENTS@HR.HOUSE.GOV




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