The new mailbox

Other recent Internet initiatives by the Postal Service:

* USPS' Electronic Postmark, released April 20, can be attached to any Internet communication and protects documents by detecting if a file has been tampered with in transit.

* USPS in early April switched from a dot-gov site (www.usps.gov), to a dot-com location (www.usps.com).

* USPS launched eBillPay on April 5, offering customers the option of paying bills via a secure Web portal.

* USPS will enter the Internet auction realm when it accepts bids from suppliers for pre-stamped envelopes and for leases on trailers.