Postage

This book offers the first comprehensive overview of contemporary systems for secure electronic/digital postage. It introduces a taxonomy of electronic postage systems and explains their security risks and countermeasures. The underlying cryptographic mechanisms are introduced and explained, and the industrial-scale electronic postage systems existing worldwide are sorted out with respect to this taxonomy. The author also discusses privacy and anonymous mail, the state of standardization of electronic postage, and the process of security evaluation and testing of electronic postage systems.

"Cheap Postage" by Joshua Leavitt is a thought-provoking treatise on the subject of postal reforms and the importance of affordable and efficient mail services. Leavitt presents compelling arguments for reducing postage rates to make communication more accessible and affordable for all citizens. His advocacy for postal reform and his insightful analysis of the subject make this work a significant contribution to the history of postal services.

Discusses how long meter fraud has been occurring and whether it involved a specific type or brand of meter; what conditions allowed the fraud to occur; and what actions the Postal Service is taking to address the problem. Charts and tables.