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From: wmartin@brl-vgr.ARPA (Will Martin )
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Subject: Re: junk mail
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Date: Tue, 27-Mar-84 14:01:30 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar 27 14:01:30 1984
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Re returning Business-Reply mail taped to bricks:

I've heard of this for years; undoubtedly the mailers know of it too.
I have a hunch the USPS will toss out Business Reply mail taped to
a brick; however, if the brick is WRAPPED, and the Business-Reply
envelope or card is taped to the outside of this wrapping, it may
well go through.

If you pay attention to Business-Reply envelopes and cards, you will
see that some have fine print around the permit number and suchlike
that indicates the maximum weight that particular Business-Reply
form will be good for -- the USPS will probably not deliver heavy
objects over such weight limits, as they get paid on delivery and
the permit holder has an out to avoid paying in this case.  Note
also that some explicitly say "Business-Reply CARD", as opposed
to "Business-Reply MAIL" -- I think the former means that they
are only obligated to pay the postcard postage plus Business-Reply 
surcharge. However, you will see the "card" imprint on envelopes,
so I don't know what legal validity it has.

Will Martin

PS Where do you get those free bricks, anyway? :-) WM