P and postal delivery

[Iris Sirius]

Im sorry Laura, forgive me bouncing on your brilliant mail, im just sitting
here at The Bar hammering into my Galaxy.

Your anachronism is intresting.

Unfortunately, we cant discuss it here.

They are everywear.

That last sentence sounded kind of cryptic.  I dont mean it that way.  I
have my, other, opinions.

Who was Mazda?  Anybody know that o.e?
On Jan 21, 2013 3:42 PM, <kelber at mindspring.com> wrote:

> I think COL49 could be adapted into an interesting film, updated for the
> screen by placing it in the present internet days.  How much more
> subversive is the idea of  off-the-grid mail being hand-delivered
> surreptitiously at a time when They, meanwhile, are collecting data with
> every hit of the "send" button!
>
> Here's a question: could we hold an experiment?  Is there some way I could
> hand-deliver a letter or small parcel (containing a book, say) to someone I
> knew who could eventually get it (via intermediate friends) to Monte, who
> could get it (via intermediate friends) to Mark, who could get it to (x
> other p-listers), eventually ending up in Milwaukee, where it would be
> delivered to Dave Monroe?  Not sure exactly what the rules would be - maybe
> cars, trains and buses allowed, but no airplanes, what with their
> identity-probing security.  It's never made explicit how, exactly the
> Trystero worked.  If not someone's actual address, what sort of drop-off
> point could be used?
>
> Laura
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Morris **
> Sent: Jan 20, 2013 11:35 PM
> To: Don Higgins **
> Cc: Pynchon List **
> Subject: Re: P and postal delivery
>
> It's interesting that P would have focused so early on what we in the net
> era now realize is all power.
>
> On Saturday, January 19, 2013, Don Higgins wrote:
>
>> Article I, section 8, Clause 7 of the United States Constitution grants
>> Congress merely says Congress has the power "to establish post offices
>> and post roads." The wiki article says this "has been interpreted as a de
>> facto Congressional monopoly over the delivery of mail. Accordingly, no
>> other system for delivering mail – public or private – can be established,
>> absent Congress's consent." When did that interpretation become current and
>> who interpreted to mean that? would seem to be relevant questions to Lot 49.
>>
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