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Re: Personal Opinion Telegram and Mailgram - Discontinuance?

Rich Greenberg (richgr@panix.com)
Wed, 3 Aug 2005 19:47:30 UTC

In article <telecom24.351.7@telecom-digest.org>,
<hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com> wrote:

> I feel a traditional letter gets more attention than an email because
> (1) a letter has a physical presence instead of fleeting bits on a
> screen, and (2) the recipient knows you went to the trouble of writing
> and mailing it while an email is easy to knock off en masse. However,
> writing to Washington today may be bad because letters are secured
> before delivery and they can be seriously delayed.

What I have heard is that the preferred media is Fax. As effective as
snail mail and no quarantine. Also cheaper. I can send a 1 page fax
for 3-6 cents vs 37 cents for a letter.

Rich Greenberg Marietta, GA, USA richgr atsign panix.com + 1 770 321 6507
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