Q. Under the mailbox rule there is a period of time when the offeror may be in a contract and not be aware of it. If the rule were changed such which acceptances were effective upon receipt, would this eliminate the problem of someone being in a contract without being aware of it? Is there any rule or set of rules which will eliminate the problem of one party or the other having a period of uncertainty, if all correspondence is conducted through the mail? If either the offeree or offeror must go through a period of uncertainty, which should it be? Explain why? Illustrate what can the offeror do to avoid this uncertainty? Is the mailbox becoming more important or less important?