It seems that even with the recent hikes on the price of stamps, attempts to charge for email, and all those red envelopes, the United States Postal Service has really been struggling.

But today marks a milestone for the legendary government agency, who took their first step into the new millenium with what they’re calling RSUSPSS.

The new syndication format, which stands for “Really Simple United States Postal Service Syndication” offers new hope for an old dinosaur to grow new teeth.

Simply put:  the service allows you to subscribe to news stories and headlines “really simply” (the process only involves a few clicks of the mouse) and then receive updates from your favorite websites in the mail for only the price of a stamp plus a service fee plus the “content publisher” fee (the USPS is hoping to elevate adoption rates of their new technology by paying content publishers, bloggers, and online journalists a small amount for each new subscription).

Techfaux was given the chance to participate in the pre-beta test, and to say we were impressed is an understatement.  Below is a photo of your favorite TechFaux editor Bobby Whitney with his first feed.

And below is a scan of his mailed RSUSPSS feed: