Re: [ARSCLIST] Test of e-beam scanning as is selectively used on U.S. mail

[Jerome Hartke <jhartke@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This process was selectively put into place shortly after 9/11, and was
fairly stable at the time of our 2002 investigation. Regarding "tales of
woe", they are rather unscientific and directed at the target of the moment.
Witness global warming today

Jerry

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List
> [mailto:ARSCLIST@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tom Fine
> Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 6:46 PM
> To: ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Test of e-beam scanning as is selectively used on
> U.S. mail
> 
> Haven't they been doing de-tox of the mail since as soon as they could get
> equipment in place after
> the anthrax events? If so, I'd say this is a phantom menace or we'd have
> tales of woe all over this
> list and the greater Internet.
> 
> -- Tom Fine
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jerome Hartke" <jhartke@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 5:59 PM
> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Test of e-beam scanning as is selectively used on
> U.S. mail
> 
> 
> > Media Sciences published a detailed report on this issue in the July
> 2002
> > issue of "medialine". We concluded that such radiation had little effect
> on
> > CD-ROM and CD-R discs. It is at http://www.mscience.com/radiate.html on
> our
> > web site.
> >
> > Jerry
> > Media Sciences, Inc.
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List
> >> [mailto:ARSCLIST@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Richard L. Hess
> >> Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 3:29 PM
> >> To: ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Subject: [ARSCLIST] Test of e-beam scanning as is selectively used on
> U.S.
> >> mail
> >>
> >> This was an interesting report...a word to the wise about mailing
> >> stuff...I don't know where this is being used.
> >>
> >> http://www.i3a.org/pdf/i3a_titan_testing_report.pdf
> >>
> >> Richard L. Hess                   email: richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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