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1996-09-06 - Re: 16oz packages

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From: nobody@cypherpunks.ca (John Anonymous MacDonald)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Message Hash: 0c976477077db0fadaaef97ed65beaf2a5dba8d7fbfeed4825aeeb9245e178ce
Message ID: <199609061523.IAA29080@abraham.cs.berkeley.edu>
Reply To: <199609061201.IAA04873@nrk.com>
UTC Datetime: 1996-09-06 19:01:59 UTC
Raw Date: Sat, 7 Sep 1996 03:01:59 +0800

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From: nobody@cypherpunks.ca (John Anonymous MacDonald)
Date: Sat, 7 Sep 1996 03:01:59 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: 16oz packages
In-Reply-To: <199609061201.IAA04873@nrk.com>
Message-ID: <199609061523.IAA29080@abraham.cs.berkeley.edu>
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David Lesher <wb8foz@nrk.com> writes:

> > One is now instructed to take these packages to a post-office mail 
> > clerk for mailing.
> > 
> > (Of course it's unclear just what would be done if a package 
> > weighing over that magical 16ozs was left in a mailbox)
> 
> They get sent back.

What happens if there is no return address, or the return address is
in another state?  Do they throw out the package?  Do they open it?
Do they have a bomb squad destroy it (could get expensive if a lot of
16 oz packages are incorrectly mailed).

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