Here is the contents of a letter I sent to the San Jose Mercury News. Any bets on whether it gets published? It is not surprising that FBI Director Louis Freeh wants to be able to read every private communication in the country. After all, he is director of the government agency that rose to its current prominence because Director-for-life J. Edgar Hoover used illegal wiretaps to blackmail prominent politicians. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bill Frantz | The Internet was designed | Periwinkle -- Consulting (408)356-8506 | to protect the free world | 16345 Englewood Ave. frantz@netcom.com | from hostile governments. | Los Gatos, CA 95032, USA