Postal Mail Verification

Discussions center on using traditional postal services like USPS for authentication, identity verification, or secure delivery, including debates on reliability, PO boxes, lost mail, and suitability versus digital alternatives.

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Sample Comments

scelerat Nov 19, 2015 View on HN

What's wrong with good old registered mail?

seany Jan 9, 2026 View on HN

How does this work if you don't get mail service at your physical address? (PO box service only)

MikeCapone Mar 2, 2010 View on HN

They don't deliver standard mail, afaik.

failuser Oct 14, 2020 View on HN

Are sure the post office is reliable at this point?

shuntress Jan 30, 2024 View on HN

These are the things that the post office should be handling.

ShroudedNight Apr 27, 2021 View on HN

This sounds like it would be well suited to being provided by the postal service

ta1243 Nov 18, 2024 View on HN

Well yes, how else do you get the mail?

drawnwren Aug 8, 2018 View on HN

The postal system seems like it would qualify.

svrb Oct 12, 2020 View on HN

Are you saying that you cannot post outgoing mail at the same location you receive it?

mav3rick Sep 13, 2019 View on HN

What about mail via USPS ? USPS now knows your address.