TO:             All Faculty, Staff, and Students

FROM:           Richard L. Brown, Jr.

DATE:           October 16, 2001

RE:             Mail Safety

Given the recent concerns nationwide regarding the safety of our mail
delivery systems, and for your personal safety, the University, along with
Xerox Business Services (Docusource), has existing guidelines for its mail
handlers to identify packages that are unusual and possibly dangerous.

For your personal safety, I would ask that you please be aware of the
following characteristics that may indicate a suspicious letter or package:

*       Has any powdery substance on the outside.
*       Is unexpected or from someone unfamiliar to you.
*       Is addressed to someone no longer with UTC or is otherwise outdated.
*       Has no return address, or has one that can't be verified as legitimate.
*       Is of unusual weight, given its size, or is lopsided or oddly shaped.
*       Has an unusual amount of tape on the letter or package.
*       Is marked with restrictive endorsements, such as "Personal" or
"Confidential."
*       Has strange odors or stains.
*       Shows a city or state in the postmark that doesn't match the return
address.

What should you do if you receive a suspicious letter or parcel?

*       Do not try to open it!
*       Isolate the piece of mail or package.
*       Notify your supervisor.
*       Evacuate the immediate area.
*       Call the Campus Police (911) to report that you've received a parcel in
the mail that may contain biological or chemical substances.

Please note that both the United States Postal Service and Docusource use
the above-mentioned criteria when processing your mail.  Further, given
recent events, Docusource employees have increased their scrutiny of all
campus delivered mail. Please contact them at 755-4137 should you have any
questions.