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Re:Gmail registration now requires scanning a QR code and se... by JoshTriplett on Monday May 11, 2026 @11:45AM (#48096555)
We shouldn't accept that either. The USPS could stop accepting junk mail, if it were funded properly and didn't have to rely on junk mail for revenue.
Re:Gmail registration now requires scanning a QR code and se... by account42 on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @05:08AM (#48105906)
The USPS doesn't even have to get involved. Just make it so that recipients can be compensated easily enough with high enough fines and the spam stops immediately.
Re:Gmail registration now requires scanning a QR code and se... by JoshTriplett on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @05:16AM (#48105953)
The USPS literally has a paid service to deliver bulk mail to every address in an area.
Re:Gmail registration now requires scanning a QR code and se... by account42 on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @05:21AM (#48105979)
And if the law was working correctly that would mean free money for the whole area and a bankrupt sender.
Re:Gmail registration now requires scanning a QR code and se... by JoshTriplett on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @05:43AM (#48106085)
You seem to be suggesting that you're going to successfully fine a postal spam sender for using a paid service offered by the USPS to do the thing that service was designed to do. If the "law was working correctly", that service would stop existing, rather than existing and then incurring fines when used.

There are some limited mechanisms for opting out of targeted mail (e.g. things that have your name on them), and mechanisms for opting out of credit offers in particular. There are not any mechanisms for opting out of "current resident" spam sent to everyone in an area.