[Coco] -- Is this a scam?

[KnudsenMJ at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/17/04 11:28:24 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
neilsmorr at hotpop.com writes:

> Everything I saw was from/about USPS. We all seem to be changing to
>  electronic postage printing these days. I'm sure there will be other
>  changes.

Yes, the potential scam email referred to USPS (an unfortunate choice of 
abbreviation, should have kept good old USPO), not UPS.

Interesting that the Post Office is catching on to such UPS innovations as 
online printing of mailing labels, tracking numbers (!) and the equivalent of 
postage.   For anything but large packages, I still prefer my friendly local 
Post Office where the clerks advise you as to what to do.  But yes, I have now 
shipped three large packages (vintage Ham Radio gear) via UPS, using their Web 
site with self-printing labels, complete with bar code.

Maybe I really will visit that URL in my email.  BTW, when I hover the mouse 
over the hypertext, it shows the legit address -- could a spam/scam/porn 
address still be hidden in that display, behind a non-printing char?
Thanks for all the feedback -- Mike K.