1.   Although lawmakers can acknowledge receipt of an e-mail message, any more detailed response has to be sent by regular mail.

2.   As a result, e-mail acquisition mailings yield relatively low response rates compared with regular mail and can actually cost much more for each lead generated.

3.   As plans now stand, registered voters could cast their ballots via computer or regular mail in advance of the nominating convention in August.

4.   Baltimore-based Legg Mason Inc. had one of the best response rates, as brokers answered all ten inquiries, often by regular mail or telephone.

5.   -- First class is for regular mail delivery with a range of prices depending on weight.

6.   All replies are made by regular mail.

7.   But instead of taking the ballots to their final destinations, the company took them only as far as New York and then put them in the regular mail.

8.   But the costs of producing interactive advertising are high, and customers will still have to wait for any product that must be shipped by regular mail.

9.   Companies are increasingly communicating with customers and suppliers by e-mail and interactive Web pages, so a slowdown in the regular mail is more nuisance than disaster.

10.   County health departments still use card-catalog filing systems for keeping track of deaths and regular mail for reporting deaths to the state.