9 Computer apparatus for mail processing, namely, computer hardware; computer apparatus for programming and monitoring the folding and inserting of mail, namely, computer terminals, electronic computers, computer servers; postal scales; recorded computer programs used for processing mail, parcels and follow-up of their routing and delivery; recorded computer programs for processing postal addresses; recorded computer programs for optimizing parcel and mail sending rates and for expense management; recorded computer programs for updating dispatch rates and data; recorded computer programs for enabling remote access to postal services; recorded computer programs for converting data from a physical medium to an electronic medium; machines for contact and contactless printing of postal markings; and electronic appliances for verifying franking particularly designed for counter-top use, namely, optical scanners, barcode scanners, laser scanners for industrial inspection, digital input and output scanners; mail processing apparatus for use in conjunction with computers, namely, electronic apparatus to check franking and apparatus to cancel franking and for folding and inserting mail, namely, optical scanners, hand scanners, barcode scanners; data processing equipment, namely, data processing units; computer printers; machines and apparatus for franking control, namely, computers, hand scanners, laser scanners for industrial inspections, barcode scanners, optical scanners, letter scales; barcode readers; computer software for managing consignments of mail, namely, letters, telegrams, newspapers, parcels, franking thereof and processing of mail, namely, sending and franking documents; computer programs providing access to computer services via the Internet or other computer telecommunication networks; computer apparatus for franking payment and registration of postal and carriage costs for letters and parcels, including by remote control and downloading, via the Internet and Intranet networks, interactive computer kiosks comprising computers, computer hardware, computer peripherals, and computer operating software, for use in electronic prepayment for franking of letters and parcels dispatched by postal services or by private courier; computers and their peripheral devices, especially printers and digitizers