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Subject:RE: illegal to discuss/set rates From:MAGGIE SECARA <SECARAM -at- mainsaver -dot- com> To:TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Wed, 8 Mar 2000 16:51:59 -0800
We discuss rates on this list all the time, but I've never seen anything
that could be interpreted as *setting* rates or price fixing. I think
you're worrying over nothing.
Cheers!
Maggie
Maggie Secara
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mary Choy [SMTP:mchoy -at- sirius -dot- com]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2000 10:35 AM
> To: TECHWR-L
> Subject: RE: illegal to discuss/set rates
>
>
> Y'all,
> Don't get me wrong. I too agree it is helpful to discuss rates with each
> other online whenever we feel like it. I am only trying to follow up
> because
> a friend who runs a list for writers told me there is some law against
> setting rates and we have to be sure not to cross that line when
> discussing
> rates, or something bad happens to the list itself. Like I said, this is
