From: "Vintage Computer Festival" <vcf at
siconic.com>
On Wed, 27 Jul 2005, William Donzelli wrote:
Hint:
Software and manuals can be shipped CHEAP using USPS bookrate.
Be very careful - USPS is getting VERY strict about the use of Media
Rate and Printed Bound Matter Rate. Most people use Media Rate for any
printed matter, but by law, any document that shows even a hint of
advertising or personal correspondence, even if from a 50 year old catalog
from a firm that no longer exists and written by someone now dead, can NOT
go Media Rate. Period. No Slack.
Software is included in the Media Rate.
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Hi
It is interesting that even a note attached to a pile
of documents can cause it to fail the media rate rule.
I have a stack, about 15 lbs, of copies that I wanted
to send and I had a note on top that said" Here are the
items you requested" or something similar. The postal
fellow saw that and was going to reject the media rate
based on that. I just removed the note.
It is funny that the note contained nothing more than
what an invoice would have. I guess rules are rules.
Dwight