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Jan. 22, 1994

CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES INFO AVAILABLE ONLINE
  <a recent exchange of messages>
The state Emergency Digitial Information Service is working fine

  Telnet to telnet oes1.oes.ca.gov 5501
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Is the OES system open/intended to permit public use?  
--jim
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     It seems to be. No login at all is required.  You telnet to that port
and get a menu listing the last 20 or so press releases.



SACRAMENTO INTERNET LOCALS: HOW 'BOUT LEGI-FAX ?
  <from a gov-access list-member>
Are you familiar with the internet fax gateway service? You can send to an
internet address and IF that telephone exchange is covered by a fax server,
your mail will be delivered via fax. If it is not covered you get a bounce.
For more details send mail to:
tpc-faq@town.hall.org

A very cool service! Maybe someone in Sacramento would like to put up a
gateway that would transmit faxes to the legislators? :-)

<Also, how about local faxes to Washingtoontown?  And, of course, anyone can 
use this from and to anywhere.  -JW>



MINNESOTA DRAFT ONLINE-ACCESS PROPOSAL <source pointer>
Date: Thursday, 20 January 1994 3:15pm CT
To: net-people@nic.state.mn.us, metronet@vm1.nodak.edu, libnet@mr.net,
    net-people@mail.unet.umn.edu, tc-all@mail.unet.umn.edu, ednet@mr.net,
    mcowork@vm1.nodak.edu, STEVEN.CLIFT
From: STEVEN.CLIFT@MNEMC2
Subject: Legislative Proposal - Minnesota Public Information Network (DRAFT)

This is a DRAFT proposal from the Electronic Access to Public Information
Task Force of the Information Policy Office, Minnesota Department of
Administration.  This is probably the first time a draft proposal of this
nature has been released electronically within government and to the public.

Please send us your comments and suggestions by February 4, 1994 as indicated
in the text of this document.  As of January 20, this proposal has been
presented to the full Electronic Access Task Force and the Information
Policy Council.  They are just beginning to review this proposal.  The
one thing that is guaranteed is that this proposal will change as it
moves toward and through the legislature process.  This draft proposal
is more of a concept paper and much of this proposed activity does not
require legislative action, but the overall concept and funding will
need legislative support.

While I have been researching and developing this proposal since early fall,
(I have been on the Internet for two years and run a public policy (PUBPOL-L)
electronic mail list at the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs)
the timing of its release is very good. It should be of interest to a
number of people and gain some public attention.  On a lighter note, I think
government interest was illustrated by the good turnout we had at our
Task Force meeting on January 18 when it was about -20F.  I have a new
theory about why Minnesota is known for having innovative government programs:
we spend our cold winters thinking up good ideas for public services because
there is little to distract us.  If this is a relative theory inversely
related to how cold it is, the Minnesota Public Information Network should
be a great proposal.  However, we need you feedback to ensure that it is
developed with broad government and public support.

...
Electronic Access to Public Information Task Force
c/o Steven Clift
Information Policy Office
Minnesota Department of Administration
320 Centennial Office Building
St. Paul, MN 55155           Telephone: (612)297-5561      Fax:(612)296-5800
Electronic Mail: steven.clift@state.mn.us
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Send a request to Steven Clift if you wish the full document.

Mo' as it Is.
--jim
Jim Warren, columnist for MicroTimes, Government Technology, BoardWatch, etc.
345 Swett Rd., Woodside CA 94062; voice/415-851-7075; fax/415-851-2814
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