Is it feasible to mail caramels? Or will the recipient end up with a weird melty lump? [more inside]
posted by troika on Nov 25, 2009 - 9 answers

I'm supposed to be at the Spanish Consulate in Miami getting a student visa tomorrow (appt. at 9:25am), but I don't have all the paperwork I need because some of it hasn't arrived from the school that I'll be studying at next semester(as a visiting student). What do I do? What can I do? Fun complications after the jump. [more inside]
posted by The Esteemed Doctor Bunsen Honeydew on Nov 23, 2009 - 4 answers

looking to deck the halls with homemade liquor (infused vodkas, lemoncello, something like that) - but now how to get it through the mail. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 23, 2009 - 9 answers

Will the USPS redeliver mail that has already been delivered? [more inside]
posted by kleenkat on Nov 11, 2009 - 7 answers

I just spent another hour going through giant stacks of mail and shredding crap and I swear I can't take it anymore. [more inside]
posted by sugarfish on Nov 8, 2009 - 27 answers

I've heard only good things about Tuffmail and Fastmail but I'm looking for recommendations on reliable E-Mail Providers with data centers in more privacy-minded countries (which excludes some parts of Europe and the US). [more inside]
posted by mathiu on Nov 6, 2009 - 1 answer

Why is the POP3 mail protocol so slow and why hasn't a new version of POP been developed that fixes the speed problem? I'm pretty sure that it would be far faster to just download a compressed file containing all the messages and then unzip it and parse it locally. POP3 is fine when you keep up with your mail, but leave for a week and come back and I end up waiting quite a while to get all the mail downloaded.
posted by HappyEngineer on Nov 3, 2009 - 13 answers

How can I start using OS X .Mail App when I'm so in love with Gmail on the web? [more inside]
posted by Junior687 on Nov 3, 2009 - 19 answers

I need some help repairing some text files. I don't really understand regular expressions and so on enough. [more inside]
posted by yesno on Nov 2, 2009 - 14 answers

Can anyone please recommend a reputable mail-forwarding service for someone living in Australia who wants to buy from US-only stores? [more inside]
posted by katala on Oct 31, 2009 - 6 answers

I have discovered that someone I don't like very much made a mistake: he sent a large quantity of individually personalized mail at bulk mail rates via USPS. I believe this is a no-no, but ultimately I would guess it is a pretty minor no-no. What are the consequences of this? Are there civil or criminal penalties when this is discovered?
posted by Mr. Justice on Oct 21, 2009 - 15 answers

Help me get my AutoArchived e-mail out of MS Outlook and the info from off Exchange server before work shuts it down tonight, please. I'm dumbfounded. [more inside]
posted by willie11 on Oct 19, 2009 - 8 answers

I switched to mac recently, and hate applemail. [more inside]
posted by tejolote on Oct 15, 2009 - 17 answers

Mac Mail: How can I send email from a different address without check that address inbox? [more inside]
posted by sjuhawk31 on Oct 9, 2009 - 7 answers

Small business looking for Alternative to Australia Post for international shipping. Does one exist? [more inside]
posted by LongDrive on Sep 28, 2009 - 4 answers

Help me send my friend in Ireland some very American things. [more inside]
posted by cobain_angel on Sep 27, 2009 - 31 answers

Get Outlook to tell me how many emails I receive in a month. [more inside]
posted by furtive on Sep 23, 2009 - 5 answers

I'm having trouble with my Apple Mail program. I have a number of e-mail accounts (some with Optimum online, a g-mail, yahoo, etc.) Apple Mail has no problem at all reading and downloading any mail from any of the services. My problem is with Optimum Mail (Optonline.net). Mail refuses to send anything through that set-up. [more inside]
posted by hdh on Sep 3, 2009 - 4 answers

I have a CD with mail archived from Outlook Express in .dbx files (misc.dbx, work.dbx, personal.dbx, inbox.dbx, etc.). It contains old reviews and resumes that I need details from. I now have a Mac (with Mail.app only) and I can't figure out how to open or convert them. I don't even need to import them into Mail--having them export to simple individual text files would be fine. I just want to be able to read the content. [more inside]
posted by cocoagirl on Aug 3, 2009 - 10 answers

How do I work with both my Google Apps Calendar and my Gmail calendar? Bonus points: on a G1/Android phone. [more inside]
posted by zippy on Jul 31, 2009 - 5 answers

I want to send a homemade gift package to a friend. The wrinkle: He doesn't eat sweets. (more inside) [more inside]
posted by eleanna on Jul 30, 2009 - 19 answers

On my list of everyday things that drive me up the wall, snail mail is right up there with cilantro. Please help me make my mailbox disappear. [more inside]
posted by ohyouknow on Jul 27, 2009 - 22 answers

What possible consequences could there be to attempting to send illegal drugs via mail without a return address? Is there any way the intended recipient could catch shit? [more inside]
posted by nitor on Jul 26, 2009 - 42 answers

I have in my hand a "Past Due Notice" for my stay in-- and I quote-- "the hospital." It claims to be from Texas Medicine Resources, which is a real company, but the address they want me to mail my $250 to is of course different from the one Google gives me, and besides that there is not a lick of specific information anywhere that would convince me they have any connection to my medical history. Assuming I'm right that justice needs to be served, how can I help that happen? [more inside]
posted by jinjo on Jul 8, 2009 - 16 answers

How we get our landlord to stop getting his mail at our house? [more inside]
posted by mtphoto on Jul 7, 2009 - 21 answers

Since we all have nine-digit zip codes now, why is it still neccesary to include the city and state in a postal address? [more inside]
posted by dinger on Jul 3, 2009 - 25 answers

Anybody know of a worthwhile, online address book? [more inside]
posted by RobertFrost on Jul 2, 2009 - 7 answers

My client said the cheque was in the mail two weeks ago. The cheque has not yet shown up in my mailbox. Should I ask him about it? [more inside]
posted by wexford_arts on Jun 30, 2009 - 8 answers

Macfilter: why does Mail keep launching itself? [more inside]
posted by leotrotsky on Jun 28, 2009 - 7 answers

The book I just received from Amazon is covered in ants, which have now infested my mailbox (and my nightmares). What to do, whom to contact? [more inside]
posted by thebazilist on Jun 24, 2009 - 34 answers

This should be a no brainer but I guess I am extra challenged at the moment. I am looking to download version 3.0 of apple mail for OSX 10.4.11. I am looking for a google eye dog on this one.
posted by citybuddha on Jun 17, 2009 - 3 answers

Whats an inexpensive way to send 2 paintings from Boston to San Francisco? [more inside]
posted by askmeacct on Jun 5, 2009 - 7 answers

Looking for advice on email hosting solutions that can accommodate lots of old email. [more inside]
posted by rkent on Jun 1, 2009 - 6 answers

Where could I find ideas about creating an adventure/mystery/game for friends over the summer, via postal service? [more inside]
posted by troybob on May 22, 2009 - 4 answers

I am curious to know if I can transfer phone mail messages to my PC as MP3 files ? [more inside]
posted by therealshell on May 21, 2009 - 3 answers

After reading this AskMe, I decided to use Mac's Mail program to keep copies of my messages on my gmail account on my computer. However, I wanted to use the "IMAP" option to keep copies of all my mail both on the web, in gmail, and on my computer, in Mac Mail. Instead, something else happened and now I'm in trouble. [more inside]
posted by foxy_hedgehog on May 18, 2009 - 7 answers

My partner and I have broken up because of a move but have decided to correspond with one another through handwritten letters. Please help me be a better letter writer! [more inside]
posted by SkylitDrawl on May 16, 2009 - 18 answers

How do I retrieve a key/set of keys from a mail slot? [more inside]
posted by mostlymartha on May 15, 2009 - 18 answers

I want to send YouTube and other videos via email after I've download them. I am using OSX 10.5.6 and v3.5 Mail. [more inside]
posted by konig on May 9, 2009 - 15 answers

USPS mail forwarding: Can I have permanent and temporary change of address requests at the same time? [more inside]
posted by DiscourseMarker on May 5, 2009 - 6 answers

What do I need to be aware of when switching a client from ISp-provided email to Google-provided email? [more inside]
posted by drjimmy11 on Apr 29, 2009 - 6 answers

A package from Poland is coming my way - now how do I track it? [more inside]
posted by Ms. Next on Apr 29, 2009 - 4 answers

SillyThingsThroughTheMailFilter: my temporary job is a couple hundred miles away from my other half, and I'm looking for suggestions of fun packages I could send him. We're both into computers, science, BDSM, socialism and making things. [more inside]
posted by teraspawn on Apr 24, 2009 - 9 answers

UKPostalFilter: One of my friends was supposed to receive a package today via Royal Mail. The package was too large to fit the letterbox, so - without knocking or ringing - they dropped a delivery failure note through her door. Can they do this? [more inside]
posted by fearnothing on Apr 23, 2009 - 14 answers

Help me track this package from Iran! I have a tracking number but no idea who the carrier is. [more inside]
posted by estherbester on Apr 16, 2009 - 9 answers

Recommend me a good sendmail log analyzer. [more inside]
posted by pwnguin on Apr 14, 2009 - 3 answers

How to remove the built-in auto-complete entries from AOL's email client? [more inside]
posted by gemmy on Mar 27, 2009 - 2 answers

Is there a way to disable Mail.app on my mac (OS 10.4.11)? It pops up whenever I mistakenly click on a mailto link. I don't use it for my email, so it's really annoying. [more inside]
posted by bluefly on Mar 6, 2009 - 11 answers

What are some interesting, US-specific things I can mail to a friend abroad? [more inside]
posted by troika on Mar 5, 2009 - 25 answers

What specific measures should I take to ensure that important people actually receive and read my letters? [more inside]
posted by cloudsandstars on Feb 26, 2009 - 10 answers