About lawyers and spoliation

Aimee Farr aimee.farr at pobox.com
Sat Aug 4 09:10:07 PDT 2001


Declan wrote:

> On Sat, Aug 04, 2001 at 01:03:59AM -0500, Aimee Farr wrote, quoting Tim.
> > YOU are calling ME an Internet rant generator?
>
> Hahahahahaha.

That's the damn truth, isn't it?

> > > mention the anonymous authorship of the Federalist Papers. Not to
> > > mention many related issues. This is a more plausible attack on
> > > U.S.-based remailers than is something based on IP addresses. Left as
> > > an exercise for you.)
> >
> > Indeed, what I was trying to get at might have been "somewhat related."
> >
> > I agree with you in sentiment, but direct your attention to the CMRA
> > (commercial mail drop) requirements for domestic mail agency in
> the United
> > States in the USPS Domestic Mail Manual. I know you are aware of it.
>
> I'm not sure if much can be gained by comparing anonymous remailers
> to commercial mail drops. USPS is a strange and weird beast, and guards
> its territory ferociously. Activities that happen in its sphere are
> logically and legally distinct from those happening online.
>
> -Declan

Yeah, I know. I'm was just sitting here fuming over the proposed amendments
to the commercial office suites. This is just silly. USPS is a giant bitch
in need of a leash. (...We are speaking of the private mail agency rules
requiring PMB or # address designation, IDs, record-keeping, reporting,
etc.)

~Aimee





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