On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 Michael.Dillon@radianz.com wrote:
What if the USPS decided any magazine you subscribed to was suddenly unfit for delivery and decided it should blocked (thrown away)?
They don't decide. I do.
This is not factually true. The USPS has a Postal Inspection Service that can intercept your mail for various reasons. Details are in 39 USC 3013. The quote below comes from a report on their activities for the year ended March 31 2004. During that period there were 21 withholding mail orders issued.
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