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

[Tom Fine <tflists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yeah, like I said, no tales of woe seen, so I think it's not a problem.

At least the science on this topic doesn't seem politicized beyond hope, as is the case with climate 
change.

-- Tom Fine

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jerome Hartke" <jhartke@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 8:03 AM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Test of e-beam scanning as is selectively used on U.S. mail


> 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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