In message <9408091950.AA02763@smds.com> FutureNerd Steve Witham writes:

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What was the conference about? (If the icon was printed on the envelope, I suspect that it represented the topic of the conference or the group sponsoring it.)

Artificial Life. No relation to the icon that I can see. Besides, it was on the back of the envelope on the flap.

Some people have answered that it means "Okay to inspect, open here." Scary icon (policeman looking into envelope).

1. Icons are commonly used in Europe because there are so many different languages. 2. You often get lower rates for printed paper. 3. He is a postman, not a policeman. "OK to open for postal inspection" (to verify that it is printed paper). -- Jim Dixon