THE DEAR old postage stamp is well and truly licked. And the culprit is easy
to find: it’s e-mail. These days it seems you can send just about anything over
the Internet. And if it can’t be written or attached to an e-mail you can bet
there are half a dozen e-businesses only too willing to send it for you. So
where does that leave the traditional carrier, the postal service?
Healthier than ever, if we are to believe Britain’s Post Office. Rumours of a
paperless society ushered in by computers appear to be way off the mark. At
least…
