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[matusiak <dave AT matusiak.org>]

Kelly Jo et al --

This may be the case, but I was never offered any Media Mail rate 
(which I assume to be cheaper).  Thus, I had to pay "full price" to 
mail my items anyway.

So, if I'm not reaping the benefits of lower shipping costs, why do 
they want to snoop thru all of my packages?  Perhaps this is all 
confusion on the part of a new Postal employee.  Or perhaps it is a 
massive conspiracy to read my mail.

I choose conspiracy.
dave m.

p.s. and Marcia, as far as I could discern this new rule applied to all 
outbound media packages -- international, domestic, or otherwise.

On Apr 21, 2004, at 3:08 PM, K. Jo Garner wrote:

> 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