Irradiation equipment is being considered for mail processing, heard both over NPR's Morning Edition, and referenced in a story posted to Yahoo!: http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ksat/20011022/lo/932238_1.html KSAT Monday October 22 08:39 PM EDT Safety Concerns Grow Among Postal Customers, Inspectors [...] The U.S. Postal Service said Monday that it is looking into a technological method that could block the movement of anthrax in the mail. Postal Inspector Doug Turner said the postal service has studied how radiation equipment used to kill bacteria in foods could help against the germ threats. "The radiation would kill the bacteria that might be involved with the mail," Turner said. But there is no official word on whether the irradiation equipment would make it's way to San Antonio. [...] I would hope that relatively short-term leases are being considered. Or is this going to be a long-term threat? Any pointers on packaging for photographic and/or magnetic media through mail to survive irradiation equipment? How about the magstrips on all those credit cards issued through the mail? Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? Home of the brave http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ Land of the free Free Dmitry! Boycott Adobe! Repeal the DMCA! http://www.freesklyarov.org Geek for Hire http://kmself.home.netcom.com/resume.html [demime 0.97c removed an attachment of type application/pgp-signature]