From: Mas Kato (loomis_towcar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Fri Oct 19 2001 - 03:53:20 GMT-3
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Gamma irradiation would do the trick in bulk too (has been demonstrated on food
stuffs).
Mas
> "Michael Snyder" <msnyder@ldd.net> <ccielab@groupstudy.com> OT - (Simple Sol
ution for Anthrax Letters)Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2001 09:39:46 -0500
>Reply-To: "Michael Snyder" <msnyder@ldd.net>
>
>Sorry Paul for the OT, I just felt the need this once to share.
>
>I had an idea last night on my drive home, and I wanted to get it into the
>public domain. I'm sure I'm not the first, but I haven't heard anyone else
>mention it.
>
>We have a problem right now with letters with biological agents. Mainly the
>problem is that we have people sending bacteria to other people thru the
>mail service. I can't foresee this stopping anytime soon. Mail from oversea'
>s will be suspect from now on.
>
>Here's the rub, we deal with bacteria all the time. One easy example I can
>think of is plain old milk. We pasteurize milk every day of the year and
>never think a thing about it. When we pasteurize something, we just raise
>the temperature a few hundred degrees for a few seconds to kill the
>bacteria.
>
>New question, can we do this with paper? Yes. Paper and some plastics can
>take quite a bit of heat. I'm thinking of the high temperature clear plastic
>that's used on TV dinners. Also let me stress I'm only talking about
>letters, not packages.
>
>Next question, can we do this in bulk? Yes. Most Post Offices have a series
>of machines used to sort the mail, adding one more machine into the line
>would be pretty easy.
>
>Ok, what method could we use to pasteurize our mail? I can think of three.
>
>First one, The large photo driers that use heavy heated rollers. Also large
>paper roller machinery come to mind.
>
>Second one, Forced hot air, like the ones used in the conveyor ovens at
>Pizza Hut.
>
>The third is my favorite, first we increase moisture content of the letters a
>few percentage points, then instantly raise the temperature of the letters
>with microwaves to kill the bacteria. Very quick, and nothing catches on
>fire.
>
>That's my idea, feel free to use it. One added advantage is that I wonder
>how many times we have unknowingly sent the flu thru the mail?. Pasteurizing
>the mail should take care of any biological agent (small pox, flu, etc) to
>some degree.
>
>
>BTW, anyone who can get a trouble free Mail Pasteurization machine to the
>market first should become rich. Think of the market, Post offices around
>the world, Large Companies, US Gov, etc.
>
>Michael Snyder
>
>CCNP-Security/DP, MCSE, CCIE Candidate (2nd Lab attempt)
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