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more on new threat to our security: mail without complete addresses


From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 16:21:57 -0400



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From: "Trei, Peter" <ptrei () rsasecurity com>
Date: October 20, 2004 4:10:53 PM EDT
To: dave () farber net
Subject: RE: [IP] more on new threat to our security: mail without complete addresses

For IP, if you wish...
pt

From: Steve Bellovin <smb () research att com>

According to the Associated Press, physical mail from the U.S. to
Canada will be rejected unless the complete name and address of the
sender are included.  The reason: a "response to increased
security".

http://www.newsday.com/news/politics/wire/sns-ap-mail-to-
canada,0,3031142.story?coll=sns-ap-politics-headlines

From: Bob Drzyzgula <bob () drzyzgula org>

And they verify the sender's name and address ... how?
[...]
 Or am I missing something?

--Bob Drzyzgula

[top-posting is Evil]

What you're missing is The Secure Snail Mail Act
of 2005, which makes it a Federal felony to send
mail with a false or missing return address.

Anonymous speech and privacy are desired only
by terrorists. Didn't you get the memo?

Peter Trei

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