The carriers have never said anything to be about the CAT5 cable sitting in= the back of my box.... -----Original Message----- From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf Of= Bob Axtell Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2013 12:26 PM To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. Subject: Re: [OT] Mailbox Notification by Cell Phone On 12/14/2013 3:41 PM, Peter Johansson wrote: > On Sat, Dec 14, 2013 at 1:44 PM, Bob Axtell wrote: > >> I rigged one up years ago (radio signal type) but the mail carrier=20 >> wouldn't deliver mail to us until I removed it. So....better check=20 >> the USPS before you spend time and money on it. > That is rather odd. Did the sensor somehow interfere with his ability=20 > to deliver the mail? Did you ever follow up at the post office? > > I imagine the take-away here is that you might want to consider making=20 > any modifications to your mailbox non-obvious. > > -p. AFTER 9/11, the feds have been skittish about everything. No, it is just that the specs for mailboxes are pretty rigid. Anything that= is outside the normal causes some anxiety. -- Bob A --=20 The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary. VINCE LOMBARDI -- http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/chang= e your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclis= t This e-mail (and any attachments) is confidential and may be privileged. A= ny unauthorized use, copying, disclosure or dissemination of this communica= tion is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify = the sender immediately and delete all copies of the message and its attachm= ents. --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .