Here's proof of the system Bob and Kyle were talking about:


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Subject: [DisabilityParty] Fw: news: White House E-Mail System Becomes Less User-Friendly
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 14:06:56 -0400
From: "L. D. Misek-Falkoff" <[log in to unmask]>
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Organization: National DIsability Party

>   Under a system deployed on the White House Web site for the first time last week, those who want to send a message to President Bush must now navigateas many as nine Web pages and fill out a detailed form that starts by  asking whether the message sender supports White House policy or differs with it.
>   The White House says the new e-mail system, at www.whitehouse.gov/webmail is an effort to be more responsive to the public and offer the administration "real time" access to citizen comments.
>  Completing a message to the president also requires choosing a subject from the provided list, then entering a full name, organization, address and e-mail address. Once the message is sent, the writer must wait for an automated response to the e-mail address listed, asking whether the addressee intended to send the message. The message is delivered to the White House only after the person using that e-mail address confirms it.
>  "It's probably designed deliberately to cut down on their e-mail."
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