From: Young, Don (Public Opinion)[Don.Young@mail.house.gov]
Sent: Saturday, September 12, 1998 4:08 PM
To: Mike Surles
Subject: RE: POW/MIA Recognition Day 98

Thank you for contacting me by way of the Internet! I'm excited to be a part of the Information Revolution that is helping to connect fellow Alaskans to my Washington, D.C. office. The fact that you can contact me simply by turning on your computer definitely cuts down on the time it takes to get a letter from Alaska to Washington. I hope that Alaskans will take advantage of this service and let me know how you feel it is working.

Answers to some of your questions are just a few keystrokes away - at my web site. Please visit me at:

http://www.house.gov/donyoung/welcome.htm

My web page contains my positions on various issues important to the State of Alaska as well as nationally. Also included on the web site are recent press releases so that you can get up to the minute information.

Like any new service, there are bound to be a few kinks that need working out. For now, I will respond to Alaskan e-mail messages using the U.S. Postal Service. Why? Until the U.S. House of Representatives decides how to properly safeguard the integrity of its e-mail messages, the best and safest way to respond to your concerns is by regular mail. It is far easier to block, modify, or outright forge an electronic message than it is a physical letter.

Please send your electronic message (including your name and mailing address) to:
Don.Young@mail.house.gov

Again, I appreciate hearing from you. If you have any further questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact me by phone at (202) 225-5765. Your thoughts and views are always welcome.

Sincerely,
DON YOUNG
Congressman for all Alaska

P.S. - This is an automatically generated response letter. It is sent in response to all incoming e-mail. Please be assured that all incoming e-mail is read. As the Congressman for all Alaska, I do reserve the right to give Alaskans priority in responding to e-mail. Other e-mail may be forwarded to the Congressperson or Senator who represents citizens in your part of the country. - D.Y.