On Tue, 11 Jun 2002, Walt Wayman wrote:
> >What kind of radiation is used? It sounds pretty drastic.
>
> >And what is the safe procedure for mailing sensitive things,
> >then? Other than not mailing it, that is.
>
> >--thomas
>
> As I understand it -- and I could be wrong -- the only mail
> subjected to irradiation is that addressed to certain Washington,
> D.C. zip codes.
I am a bit concirned, since I sent some (possibly radiation sensitive)
stuff to a colleague in Marryland. I have no idea if that falls within
Washington DC zipcodes....it's not too far from Washington DC, iirc....
> The rest of the country is unaffected, at least
> for now. For instance, I have no problem mailing exposed film all
> the way from Georgia to California for processing.
>
Actually, this particular guy has repeatedly refused to move to the west
coast. Go figure :)
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M.Sc in Computer Engineering
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