11.   Startups are taking such steps as paying freelancers in stock options instead of hiring staff, using regular mail instead of delivery services and cutting back on travel.

12.   The Federal Communications Commission and the Better Business Bureau both use voice mail.

13.   The governors said they want to offer discounts of three cents per envelope for people who use the mail to pay bills or order merchandise from catalogs.

14.   The fraud counts said Burzynski had used the mail to send insurance claims that were false or misleading.

15.   The mails are used to sell magazines and oranges and to drum up donations for all kinds of charities.

16.   The postal inspection service investigates fraud attempts that use mail.

17.   The strong rental market in Manhattan has spawned a variety of apartment-hunting services that use voice mail and faxes to offer listings to prospective renters.

18.   The underlying charge was that he used the mails to violate the Massachusetts conflict-of-interest law, which prohibits giving gratuities to influence officials.

19.   There are some real examples of phone mail hell out there -- like the guy who dictated a letter to his secretary using phone mail.

20.   There are few restrictions on mass marketers who use regular mail.