ISPs' willingness to take action [OT USPS]

David Lesher wb8foz at nrk.com
Mon Oct 27 16:47:11 UTC 2003


On Mon, 27 Oct 2003 10:25:36 -0500 (EST), Sean Donelan wrote:

 >Again, look the postal mail system.  One proposal required everyone mail
 >letters in person at the post office, and show id to the postal clerk.
 >The problem is it really doesn't solve the problem.  Third-party trust
 >systems don't scale well beyone one or two degrees of separation. And
 >there is only one major postal system.


Side note:

This is already underway.

USPS is starting with "bulk discount" mail but has published
plans to extend same to all stamps.


.....
The US Postal Service proposed a new rule in the Federal Register 
today that would require senders of discounted mail to identify 
themselves on the envelope/package. 

Although individuals typically do not use discounted mail, it is 
clear from the information in the rule that USPS is moving toward 
sender identification for all mail users.  Check out the last sentence:

[...]

"As background, two congressional committees urged the Postal 
Service to explore the concept of sender identification, including 
``the feasibility of using unique, traceable identifiers applied by 
the creator of the mail piece.'' S. Rept. 107-212, p. 50; see also 
H. Rept. 107-575, p. 46. The President's Commission on the United 
States Postal Service recently recommended the use of sender 
identification for every piece of mail. ``Embracing the Future,'' 
Report of the President's Commission on the United States Postal 
Service (July 31, 2003) pp. 147-8. Requiring sender-identification 
for discount rate mail is an initial step on the road to intelligent 
mail."


http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/edocket.access
.gpo.gov/2003/03-26438.htm

http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/edocket.access
.gpo.gov/2003/pdf/03-26438.pdf



&

http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20031026-124606-8419r.htm

'Smart stamps' next in war on terrorism

By Audrey Hudson
Published October 26, 2003

    Sending an anonymous love letter or an angry note to your 
congressman? The U.S. Postal Service will soon know who you are. 
    Beginning with bulk or commercial mail, the Postal Service will 
require "enhanced sender identification" for all discount-rate 
mailings, according to the notice published in the Oct. 21 Federal 
Register. The purpose of identifying senders is to provide a more 
efficient tracking system, but more importantly, to "facilitate 
investigations into the origin of suspicious mail." 

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