On 24 Oct 2006, at 19:12, W B Hacker wrote: >> > > Nonsense! Refusing to accept... > > - a parcel containing live animals. Or unrefrigerated dead ones
Both permitted by the Royal Mail if properly packaged. Live animals by special arrangement, dead ones presumably qualify as "meat or other perishables", and merely need to be marked perishable and sent first class. First class gets delivered next day 90% of the time. > - hazardous chemicals, flammables, etc. The Royal Mail doesn't accept these. > - NO postage Royal Mail accepts such post from mailboxes, but not over the counter, and asks the recipient to pay postage plus an excess. > - NO, or known-forged, sender information. Most mail in the UK doesn't carry sender information on the envelope. > - cross-border shipments without proper customs information > > Try any of these with your local FedEx or Post Office and see how > far you get. > > Bill -- Ian Eiloart Postmaster, University of Sussex () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments -- ## List details at http://www.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-users ## Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ ## Please use the Wiki with this list - http://www.exim.org/eximwiki/
