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    From Mortar M.@618:250/19 to Sean Dennis on Thu Nov 20 12:21:54 2025
    Re: Dell R510
    By: Sean Dennis to TheCivvie on Thu Nov 20 2025 11:33:34

    I am looking at a R210 but shipping here from Germany is working out almost as much as the unit itself

    I believe it. The USPS is raising rates like crazy; soon it'll cost $1 to send a letter.

    While you could use USPS, it'd be more cost effective to ship useing UPS or other package-delivery service.
    --- SBBSecho 3.31-Linux
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  • From Mortar M.@618:250/19 to TheCivvie on Thu Nov 20 12:26:44 2025
    Re: Dell R510
    By: TheCivvie to Sean Dennis on Thu Nov 20 2025 16:41:59

    I believe it. The USPS is raising rates like crazy; soon it'll cost
    $1 to send a letter.

    And then they wonder why no one sends mail any more.

    Postage is not the cause. Thanks to email and social media, it's just more efficient and cost effective. Even sending important documents electronically has become commonplace.
    --- SBBSecho 3.31-Linux
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  • From TheCivvie@618:500/1.95 to Mortar M. on Thu Nov 20 19:11:50 2025

    Hello Mortar!

    20 Nov 25 12:26, you wrote to me:

    I believe it. The USPS is raising rates like crazy; soon
    it'll cost
    $1 to send a letter.

    And then they wonder why no one sends mail any more.

    Postage is not the cause. Thanks to email and social media, it's just more efficient and cost effective. Even sending important documents electronically has become commonplace.

    Here the post office tries to discourage mail, they only want packages
    
    TheCivvie


    ... TCOB1: binkd only binkd.rima.ie
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  • From digimaus@618:618/1 to Mortar M. on Fri Nov 21 10:20:49 2025
    Mortar M. wrote to TheCivvie <=-

    Postage is not the cause. Thanks to email and social media, it's just more efficient and cost effective. Even sending important documents electronically has become commonplace.

    Unless you're the federal government. The VA still sends letters and
    such. You cannot contact them by email. Contacting them by phone is
    very difficult also.

    -- Sean

    ... DOS never says "EXCELLENT command or filename".
    --- MultiMail/Win
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