August 22, 1993 Request for Membership: International Association of Modem Users This is a "Request for Membership" into the International Association of Modem Users (IAMU). After completing this Request, please keep a copy of it for your own records. ALL INFORMATION PROVIDED HEREIN BY YOU, WILL NOT BE RELEASED WITHOUT YOUR EXPRESS CONSENT. This Request is nine pages long and contains about 40 items for your consideration. If you print out a copy now, it will be easier for you to fill in your answers. It should take 15 or 20 minutes to complete. This is a serious undertaking, so please read carefully. Required answers are marked with a Plus "+" sign. Example: +Real Name: ____________________________ If +Required questions are left unanswered or if the information provided is not correct, your Request may be delayed or returned to you for correction. ---------------------------------------------------------------- ----- REQUEST FOR MEMBERSHIP ------ ---------------------------------------------------------------- Memberships issued may be modified, suspended, denied or cancelled at any time for any reason. In particular, such actions may be taken in response to mis-represenations made herein, or upon the advice of the Association's Steering Committee or at the sole discretion of myself, James Leonard, Founder, whenever such actions are deemed to be in the best interests of the Association as a whole, or to protect the interests or safety of any individual Association Member(s). Covenant of Confidentiality: Information provided by You, in this Request for Membership, will NOT be released by this Association without your express consent. This information is hereby considered and jointly deemed by You and the Association to be subjectively personal, private and confidential,in nature. Said information shall be entitled to be protected as such, from disclosure to any individual or authority. You, as the provider of this information, may expect the IAMU to reasonably protect this information from disclosure to any other person, unless we receive your express permission and the Association also concurs that such information may be released. Any unauthorized disclosure shall be treated as a violation of these expectations of privacy and confidentiality. +I have read (or have had someone read to me) the Covenant of Confidentiality, shown above: +Initials: _____ +I understand & agree to honor this Covenant: +Initials: _____ ---------------------------------------------------------------- +Your Name and your Postal Mailing Address: ---------------------------------------------------------------- +Real First Name: ___________________________________ +Real Last Name: ___________________________________ +Street Address: ___________________________________ +City or Town: ___________________________________ +Province/State: ___________________________________ +Postal Code: ___________________________________ +Country: ___________________________________ ---------------------------------------------------------------- +Telephone Numbers where you can be reached on short notice: ---------------------------------------------------------------- Example: Where: 46-8-1234567 46 = country code 8 = area code 1234567 = local telephone number ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Number Alternate Number ---------------------------------------------------------------- +Voice Message: ________________ ________________ Fax Machine: ________________ ________________ Cellular Phone: ________________ ________________ Digital Pager: ________________ ________________ ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please provide some information about Bulletin Boards Systems and On-Line Services where you can send and receive information. ---------------------------------------------------------------- We DO NOT want to know your "log-on" Passwords! When listing your User Name, below; DO NOT include your Password! You should never reveal your log-on Passwords to others! It's a good idea to use a unique log-on Password for each System that you call. This will help to prevent someone else from posting messages under your name! ---------------------------------------------------------------- system name your user name data tel. number ---------------------------------------------------------------- +1. ________________ ________________ ________________ +2. ________________ ________________ ________________ +3. ________________ ________________ ________________ 4. ________________ ________________ ________________ 5. ________________ ________________ ________________ 6. ________________ ________________ ________________ 7. ________________ ________________ ________________ These E-Mail addresses are not required, but they are helpful! User Name and E-Mail Addresses: ________________________________ :via InterNet ________________________________ :via UseNet Group ________________________________ :on Delphi E-Mail (1) ________________________________ :on Compuserve E-Mail ________________________________ :on GEnie ________________________________ :on America On-Line ________________________________ :at AppleLink ________________________________ :at FIDONET ORG ________________________________ :via MCI Mail ________________________________ :via SprintMail ________________________________ :via ATTMail ________________________________ :via Connect ________________________________ :Your Personal Computer ________________________________ :Other (specifiy) NOTE: If you have your own system equipped to send/receive data by modem and wish to use it to interact with the Association, please provide your "data" telephone number on the line marked "Personal Computer". (1) On the on-line system "Delphi", you may log on for a trial period that includes 5 free hours of on-line useage, by using our Delphi Guest Password: Call 1-800-695-4002 (press return once or twice) At UserName, enter: JOINDELPHI (press return) At Password, enter: CUSTOM100 (press return) After receiving your personal UserName, you may request access to the Association's Custom Forum by direct on-line Mail. At these prompts: Type in: MAIN> -or- >What do you want to do? go mail mail (return) MAIL> send (return) To: searchnet (return) CC: "your UserName" (return) After you enter in your message, use the Ctrl+Z keys to end your message and send it to IAMU. If you want to retain a copy of your Forum Access Request in your Mail Box, insert your UserName into the CC: prompt; Otherwise, you may leave that field blank, if you do not need to keep an extra copy. If you already have been granted Forum access, you may enter the Association's "Custom Forum " while on-line to Delphi. From any Main Menu prompt - type in: GO GROUPS CUSTOM 100 (return) Delphi is accessible by direct dial or by using a local Tymnet or SprintNet Telephone Access Number. For help on connecting from your local area, you may call and speak with the customer service reps at: Tymnet: 1-800-937-2862 Sprintnet: 1-800-877-5045 (ext.#5) Delphi: 1-800-695-4005 If you are unable to access this Forum locally, other arrangements will be made to establish a "guest forum" on a service that you can reach locally. The Association will also donate time and resources to help extend local or nearby access to international Echo-Mail Conferences to benefit Modem Users. ------------------------------------------------------------- What Kind of Membership Do You Want ? ------------------------------------------------------------- Any individual Modem User, Sysop, Network Administrator, Conference Host/Moderator or other individuals that have an interest in learning about Free Speech Rights and are willing to actively participate in their protection, may submit a Request for Membership to join the Association according to this 1993 Membership Schedule: ---------------------------------------------------------------- Internationl Association of Modem Users-1993 MEMBERSHIP SCHEDULE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Apply Volunteers Supporters Steering Committee before... (donate time) (donate money) (total dedication) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Aug. 28 3 Years Free $ 7.00 U.S./Year 5 Years Free Sept. 4 2 Years Free $ 7.00 U.S./Year 4 Years Free Sept. 18 1 Year Free $ 8.00 U.S./Year 3 Years Free Oct. 1 6 Months Free $ 8.00 U.S./Year 2 Years Free Dec. 31 6 Months Free $10.00 U.S./Year 2 Years Free ---------------------------------------------------------------- Initial Membership Limitations: ---------------------------------------------------------------- Steering Committees: Seventy-Five (75) Memberships Volunteers: Seven Hundred & Fifty (750) Memberships Supporters: Unlimited Number of Memberships ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1. "Steering Committee" Members are required to donate a minimum of eight hours per month during the term of their Membership, in addition to any special meetings or tele-conferences, as may be required. After we reach a sustainable Membership level, the Steering Committee will be directed to implement a program to assist Members with expenses incurred on behalf of Association activities, on a go-forth basis.(ie. telephone & E-Mail expenses). 2. "Volunteers" are expected to donate at least four hours of time per month, during the term of their "free" Membership. 3. "Supporters" may pay by personal check drawn on a U.S. bank or by using an internationally accepted money order payable in U.S. Dollars. We are in the process of applying for a "charitable/non-profit" status with the state of Washington and will subsequently file for "tax-exempt" status with the Internal Revenue Service. Until these filings are complete, monies received MAY NOT be deductible on your state or federal income tax returns. *Please consult with your accountant or tax attorney regarding any such tax deductions. 4. All Members in good standing are required to vote on Major Decisions that are brought forth by the Steering Committee or by the Founder. 5. As Requests for Memberships are received, they are dated and numbered in the order received. This Information upon receipt by the IAMU, is expressly considered to be subjectively private, personal and confidential. It will not be released to anyone, without your consent, under any circumstances. 6. As with any association, these items are subject to change. Periodic news bulletins, monthly reports, quarterly state- ments and an annual report of the Association's activities will be transmitted to all Members, in good standing. 7. Initial Requests for Membership will only be accepted by Electronic Mail or by way of a Text File Transfer (this proves that you are a Modem User!). As these Requests are received by the Association, they are deleted from the Mail and File Storage Areas under our control on the computer or on-line services that we use to receive them. (See #5) NOTE: The systems that are used to store, transmit or relay your Requests to us, may not be able to guarantee "privacy" or non-disclosure. Your ageeance to Honor this MEMBERSHIP SCHEDULE indicates that you are committed to participating in Association activities. Without such honor and committment on the part of each and every Member, this Association will not be able to forge ahead to overcome obstacles that lay in the path of Free Speech. +I have read (or have had someone read to me) the 1993 Membership Schedule, shown above: +Initials: _____ +I understand & agree to honor this Schedule: +Initials: _____ --------------------------------------------------------------- +Please choose your Membership Preferences --------------------------------------------------------------- As of today, the _____ day of the month of ____________ , 1993: I, _______________________, <---Your Full Real Name Goes Here! do hereby attest, that I am a Modem User that seeks to benefit through my Membership in the "International Association of Modem Users" (Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.) by sharing common "modem related" experiences with other Members and by working from within the Association, agree to help educate others about issues that are of concern to me, as an individual person, and as a Modem User. I further attest, that I have never knowingly participated in the creation or distribution of any "hoaxes" concerning "Modem Taxes" or other related issues, and hereby agree to forward any such reports, messages or rumors directly to the Association for prompt verification before attempting to distribute same, to any Bulletin Board, E-Mail or other on-line service(s) or system(s). (_____) <---Insert Your Initials here! In consideration of the aforementioned benefits, and other future benefits I may expect to receive as a Member in good standing, I hereby freely choose to offer up my support and commitment to the "International Association of Modem Users" by requesting to be accepted and recognized by the Association as: _____ A Steering Committee Member (total dedication) _____ A Volunteer Member (donating time) _____ A Supporter Member (donating money) _____ Other Non-Member Modem Users (journalists, politicians, etc.) (Please indicate your choices, in order of your personal preference by using the marks "1st, 2nd, 3rd" ) Your Signature: __________________________________ When sent via "regular" postal & mail services, you must sign your name by "hand" on this line. When transmitted electronically, "type in" your Real Name on this line. When your Request is received electronically, it will also contain some sort of "tag", "tear", "sig" or other "message origination" lines attached to your original message. These identifying lines and other such typed in "initials" and "signatures" shall be accepted in lieu, of "hand-written" signings. Interested Non-Member Modem Users may submit information,rumors and opinions to the Association. These will be given to the Steering Committee for verification and action. Reports, Bulletins and New Releases will be shared with our Members, the BBS Community and the general public (through various mediums) to help increase awareness of various "modem related" issues. ---------------------------------------------------------------- + How To Submit Your Membership Request + ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Print out a hard copy of this Request. Please proof-read it, making sure it has been filled out honestly and completely. 2. If you have any questions, contact us by phone or by E-Mail before you send it in to us for consideration. 3. If the Request is found to be inaccurate or incomplete (either before or after Membership is granted), we may ask you to clarify information provided or we may ask you to re-submit a new Request. 4. If you are have knowingly participated in the distribution of those infamous "Modem Tax" hoaxes, you must include an open letter of apology addressed to "ALL MODEM USERS", along with this Request for Membership. 5. This Request may be sent directly to us by E-Mail: via InterNet: searchnet@delphi.com -or- James.Leonard@f45.n343.z1.fidonet.org or while on Delphi To: SEARCHNET 6. You may also ask us to pick up this Request, directly from either your computer system or from your local Bulletin Board System. To pick it up from your computer, we'll have to arrange a specific date and time to arrange for the file transfer. To arrange for us to pick the Request up from your local Bulletin Board System, ask your BBS Sysop to help you with this. He or she will have to notify us when the file is ready for pick up. We would prefer to have this file be prepared as a "password-protected" text file to prevent someone else from downloading it by mistake. (Ask your local Sysop to help you!) 7. You may also send an "original", signed copy of this Request, together with your payment (check drawn on U.S. bank or an International Money Order payable in US dollars), as follows: Pay to the Order of: "I.A.M.U." -or- "International Association of Modem Users" Mail To: James Leonard 2508 Fifth Avenue, #141 Seattle, Washington 98121 U.S.A. 8. After your Request is received, we will send you a "Confirmation of Receipt" message. If you do not receive this message within ten days please contact us as soon as you can so we can follow up on it. Once your Request has been reviewed, we will contact you to verify the information you provide. This should take about 10 days. After your Membership has been approved we'll send you information that will include details about your Membership and the Association's current activities. The IAMU reserves the right to delay, deny, suspend, modify or otherwise cancel or revoke any or all Memberships and/or remove access to any or all Forums and Conferences that exist for the express use of IAMU Members, as may become necessary to protect the interests, reputations, or safety of the IAMU, or any of it's Members, or in due consideration of same, on behalf of any other associated entities (ie.individual Bulletin Board Systems, Users or Sysops, Network E-Mail providers, or on-line service providers such as Delphi, et. al.). Happy Modeming! Sincerely, /signed/ James Leonard - searchnet@delphi.com Founder of the International Association of Modem Users -IAMU- Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. 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