At 02:47 PM 2/6/98 -0800, Tim May wrote:
(Yes, yes, I know some of you will be tempted to cite the official line that the Postal Service is no longer a government agency. Well, this is a distinction without a difference. The USPS retains governmental protections against competition, has government-like powers and protections, and is still run by a "Postmaster General," not a Chairman of the Board or President or CEO. It ain't FedEx or Airborne. Or even UPS, which emulates government agencies.)
I don't care if they call their boss Grand Wazoo Snail Mail Evangelist; there are software and ice cream companies that use non-standard titles too. "Postal Inspector" is a much more serious problem title, since they seem to have quasi-police powers to do criminal investigations of postal offenses like pornography and pyramid scams and running competing formatted-tree-product information delivery services. Thanks! Bill Bill Stewart, bill.stewart@pobox.com PGP Fingerprint D454 E202 CBC8 40BF 3C85 B884 0ABE 4639