Comments on: Government Mail Seals to Thwart Junk Mail http://www.charlesmerriam.com/blog/2006/09/government-mail-seals-to-thwart-junk-mail/ Charles Merriam's loud tales of coding and technology Sun, 02 May 2010 17:08:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: charles http://www.charlesmerriam.com/blog/2006/09/government-mail-seals-to-thwart-junk-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-7 charles Mon, 18 Sep 2006 06:21:49 +0000 http://www.charlesmerriam.com/blog/?p=13#comment-7 I like the "one color" idea. I think a combination would be good. A black-and-white seal costs nothing. A "government green" paper envelope fits into the regulation system we currently have restricting certain types and shades of paper for money, passports, etc. I like the “one color” idea. I think a combination would be good. A black-and-white seal costs nothing. A “government green” paper envelope fits into the regulation system we currently have restricting certain types and shades of paper for money, passports, etc.

]]> By: steph http://www.charlesmerriam.com/blog/2006/09/government-mail-seals-to-thwart-junk-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-6 steph Sat, 16 Sep 2006 07:40:25 +0000 http://www.charlesmerriam.com/blog/?p=13#comment-6 Even simpler, limit the use of one color of envelope. The "IRS" here in the Netherlands sends all their stuff in a certain shade of blue envelope. The banking industry works the other way around from the US - I send all my requests together in one postage paid grey envelope to my bank (well, I do when they're written on paper, which is not very often at all anymore). Even simpler, limit the use of one color of envelope. The “IRS” here in the Netherlands sends all their stuff in a certain shade of blue envelope. The banking industry works the other way around from the US – I send all my requests together in one postage paid grey envelope to my bank (well, I do when they’re written on paper, which is not very often at all anymore).

]]> By: charles http://www.charlesmerriam.com/blog/2006/09/government-mail-seals-to-thwart-junk-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-5 charles Thu, 14 Sep 2006 15:23:00 +0000 http://www.charlesmerriam.com/blog/?p=13#comment-5 Chatted with a consultant who dealt with USPS for decades. His view is that the USPS wouldn't fight it unless they were asked to enforce it without funding. It probably wouldn't affect the amount of junk mail, but would cut down the complaints. Chatted with a consultant who dealt with USPS for decades. His view is that the USPS wouldn’t fight it unless they were asked to enforce it without funding.

It probably wouldn’t affect the amount of junk mail, but would cut down the complaints.

]]> By: Mike http://www.charlesmerriam.com/blog/2006/09/government-mail-seals-to-thwart-junk-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Mike Thu, 14 Sep 2006 00:58:54 +0000 http://www.charlesmerriam.com/blog/?p=13#comment-4 USPS will lobby against it -- AFAIK, they like the revenue they get from junk mail, and are disinterested in doing anything against that industry. USPS will lobby against it — AFAIK, they like the revenue they get from junk mail, and are disinterested in doing anything against that industry.

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