Malicious use of Business Reply Mail

Malicious use of Business Reply Mail

Jeff Wisnia	5/16/2005 8:56:55 AM
I recall reading somewhere that there are specific Federal laws against the malicious use of Business Reply Mail ("Postage paid") postcards and envelopes. Some folks apparently like to "retaliate" against junk mailers by doing things like dropping Business Reply postcards in the mail without writing anything on them or taping Business Reply envelopes to bricks and mailing them, with the intentent of anonymously causing the advertisers to have to pay the return postage for something of no benefit to them. I mentioned this to someone who claimed he routinely wrote F**K YOU on reply cards and mailed them, self rightiously justifying that by saying, "Why should I have to pay my trash hauler to take them away." He challenged me to prove it was really against the law. Cite help please? Jeff -- Jeffry Wisnia (W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE) "Truth exists; only falsehood has to be invented."



sethb@panix.com (Seth Breidbart)	5/18/2005 1:44:48 PM
In article <e26h81948e8bs1k48oih6aafr5odhdgcui@4ax.com>, Jeff Wisnia <jwisnia@conversent.net> wrote: I recall reading somewhere that there are specific Federal laws against the malicious use of Business Reply Mail ("Postage paid") postcards and envelopes. Define "malicious". Writing "Don't send junk mail" on the stuff is communication. Some folks apparently like to "retaliate" against junk mailers by doing things like dropping Business Reply postcards in the mail without writing anything on them or taping Business Reply envelopes to bricks and mailing them, The bricks are unmailable; I think the weight limit for those is 2 ounces. Seth



"Phoebe Roberts, EA"	5/18/2005 1:44:47 PM
Jeff Wisnia wrote: I recall reading somewhere that there are specific Federal laws against the malicious use of Business Reply Mail ("Postage paid") postcards and envelopes. http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_356.html would be a place to start. Phoebe :)

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