<THE MAILBOX NEWS> was one of the first email news sources. It lasted for about nine months in 1997. When websites became affordable ca. 2000, it was born again on the web.

Three of the 1997 issues can be found in the Internet's official archives:

Sun, 11 May 1997 23:34:26 +0000
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         <THE MAILBOX NEWS>
            Monday, May 12, 1997
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BREAKING
Major 7.1 earthquake in Iran. Appeal
for aid.
Clinton calls attention to rainforest
decline.
Yeltsin says NATO-Russia pact nearly
ready.
Caribbean leaders urge US to relax
Cuba policy.
IBM team of chess masters, programmers
beats World Chess Champion.
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ONGOING
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ALBANIA: Elections set for end of
June.
MIDDLE EAST: "Situation needs time"
says Israeli PM Netanyahu.
N.IRELAND: Sinn Fein's Jerry Adams
elected to British Parliament.
ZAIRE: Mobutu to return. Rebels
have not yet taken Kinshasa due
to Mandela's efforts.
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CYBER
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Kasparov suffered time trouble in
match as computer could calculate
more quickly.
Gateway 2000 decides on US Robotics
56K modems.
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NY AREA NEWS
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Daily News survey says 75% of taxis
don't use EZ Pass.
Tenant advocates say Pataki rent-
decontrol compromise doesn't go
far enough.
Bear, not pair after all, rounded up
on Westchester golf course and taken
back to mountains. And now there's
one loose in Trenton, NJ.
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HEALTH
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NYC clinic now offering RU486
abortion pill on a limited
basis to women who want to end
early pregnancy without
surgery.
"Willingness to uncover emotional
roots of eating problems can make
long-term weight loss more
attainable (Lee Kern, relapse-
management therapist)."
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TODAY'S STUDY/POLL
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64% in US trust their state govt.
over Washington.
80% in US do not fear job loss in
present economy.
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BUSINESS LAST WEEK
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Dollar down 5% against Yen.
Dow up 1.4%     NASDAQ up 2.3%
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World Markets (year-to-date):
Belgium   +19% Mexico +14%
Brazil    +37% Netherlands +20%
Britain   +11% Philippines -22%
Germany   +22% Shanghai +40%
Hong Kong - 2% Singapore- 5%
Italy  +18% Spain  +21%
Japan + 1% Switzerland +26%
US: Dow +11.1% NASDAQ +3.4%
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SPACE
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Comet's exit informative: larger
because more of it is lit as it
nears sun, yet dimming as it
leaves.
Space Shuttle to pick up US astronaut
on Mir Space Station.
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EARTH
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Beijing     rain, 17-18C (63-64F)
Hong Kong   showrs, 23-28 (74-82)
London   p.cl., 7-16 (45-61)
Mexico City cloudy,10-24 (50-76)
Moscow   cloudy, 8-18 (46-64)
New York p.cl., 13-21 (55-70)
Seoul   cloudy,14-21 (57-70)
Tokyo  sunny, 14-22 (57-71)
Earthquakes:  major 7.1 in Iran.
Active Volcanoes: Central Mexico,
Alaska.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
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"In a way I have to praise the
machine for understanding very deeply
positional factors. I think it is an
outstanding scientific achievement
(Gary Kasparov)."

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