Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/

["K. Jo Garner" <kelly AT metalab.unc.edu>]

On Wed, 21 Apr 2004, matusiak wrote:
->counter top.  It clearly stated that ANY MEDIA (incl. books, tapes, 
->CD-ROMs, magazines, etc) being sent in the mail had to come to the PO 
->in an UNOPENED package that MUST BE inspected before postage is sold.

Well I know that if you are going to send something book rate the going 
theory is that all contents should indeed be books. But, I have never had 
anyone ask to open my packages to verify their contents. 

According to 
http://www.usps.com/send/waystosendmail/senditwithintheus/mediamail.htm

there is a rate for Media Mail, so it may be a way to verify this rate as 
opposed to First Class (which should be the most expensive option anyhow). 

->Does this not sound like a way to track copyright infringers to you?  
->Like I said, I've been mailing for many, many years and never had a 
->problem.  Now, all of a sudden (and a good 2 1/2 years after terrorism 
->central) they want to inspect all media being mailed via their service? 
->  WTF?

The more I read into it the more I think it's another rate method. 

Cheers
KJ

-- 
---
"We're all given a ticket to the American freak show the day we're born and 
 some people, they put their ticket away. Me, I watch the show." - George 
Carlin
           http://www.ibiblio.org/kelly   -=*=   kelly <@> unc.edu