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On Wed, 6 Jul 2005 11:29:19 +0100 Tony Finch <dot(_at_)dotat(_dot_)at> wrote:
On Wed, 6 Jul 2005, Julian Mehnle wrote:
Yes, of course I have to trust my postman (and, for that matter, everyone
else who walks past my mailbox). Not with regard to the authenticity of
the sealed letter of yours, but with regard to not placing any unwanted
or
malicious stuff into my mailbox.
Of course no-one ever puts junk through my front door, especially not the
postman.
It's a false analogy anyway. Postal mail is delivered by authorized agents
of a governmental or quasi-governmental agency.
If random people were commonly delivering unwanted or dangerous packages to
the door, I think people would want some evidence the were for real before
accepting a package.
Scott K