On Sat, 13 May 2006 23:06:28 GMT, "Tom Gardner"
wrote:


"Jeff Wisnia" wrote in message
...

Beacuse this newsgroup has proven itself to have the most intelligent and
resourceful posters in all of usenet, I thought I'd take a shot at ranting
a bit and asking a question here.

snip

How about something like:
http://www.stamps.com/learn-more/pos...tercomparison/

I got really fed-up with the postage meter rip-off years ago, we lick
stamps! I refuse to pay even the lower fees from places like "Stamps.com"
even though it's a better deal than a meter. You might scan some stamps and
just print as many as you need.

If you try to copy and reuse postage, be prepared to get a very
unwanted visit from the Postal Inspection Service.

Those Stamps.com fancy barcodes are a serial number and check codes
for that particular 'stamp', just like the serial number and 'check
features' on a twenty dollar bill are a way to verify authenticity and
trace it. And they do track them - the high speed scanners on the
sorters make it easy.

And just like the Secret Service and counterfeit Twenties, if they
see the same stamp serial number come through more than once they will
be VERY interested in tracking it to the source.

-- Bruce --