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About Mail

[Pillar box]es at the Inkpen Post Box Museum, near [Taunton], [Somerset]

Mail is part of a postal system wherein written [document]s, typically enclosed in [envelope]s, and also small packages, are delivered to destinations around the world. Anything sent through the postal system is called mail or post.In Australia, Canada and the U.S., mail is commonly used both for the postal system and for letters and parcels; in New Zealand, post is more common for the postal system and mail for the material delivered; in the UK, post prevails in both senses. However, the British, American, Australian, and Canadian national postal services are called, respectively, [Royal Mail], [United States Postal Service], [Australia Post], and [Canada Post]; in addition, such fixed phrases as post office or junk mail are found throughout the English-speaking world.

In principle, a postal service can be private or public. Governments often place restrictions on private postal delivery systems. Since the mid 19th century national postal systems have generally been established as government monopolies with a fee on the article prepaid. Proof of payment is often in the form of adhesive postage [postage stamp]s, but [postage meter]s are also used for bulk mailing.

Postal systems often have functions other than merely sending letters. In some countries, the postal system also has some authority over telephone and telegraph systems. In others, postal systems allow for savings accounts and handling applications for passports.

Early postal systems The art of communication by written documents carried by an intermediary from one person or place to another almost certainly dates back nearly to the invention of [writing]. However, development of formal postal systems occurred much later. The first documented use of an organized [courier] service for the diffusion of written documents is in [Egypt], where [Pharaoh]s used couriers for the diffusion of their decrees in the territory of the State (2400 BC). This practice almost certainly has roots in the much older practice of oral messaging and may have been built on a pre-existing infrastructure.

Persia (Iran) The first credible claim for the development of a real postal system comes from [Persia] (present day [Iran]) but the point of invention remains in question. The best documented claim ([Xenophon]) attributes the invention to the Persian King [Cyrus the Great] (550 BC), while other writers credit his successor [Darius I of Persia] (521 BC). Other sources claim much earlier dates for an Assyrian postal system, with credit given to [Hammurabi] (1700 BC) and [Sargon II of Assyria] (722 BC). Mail may not have been the primary mission of this postal service, however. The role of the system as an intelligence gathering apparatus is well documented, and the service was (later) called angariae, a term that in time turned to indicate a tax system. The [Old Testament] ([Esther], VIII) makes mention of this system: [Xerxes I], king of [Medes], used couriers for communicating his decisions.

The [Persian Empire] system worked on stations, where the message carrier would ride to the next post, whereupon he would swap his horse with a fresh one, for maximum performance and delivery speed. [Herodotus] described the system in this way: "It is said that as many days as there are in the whole journey, so many are the men and horses that stand along the road, each horse and man at the interval of a day’s journey; and these are stayed neither by snow nor rain nor heat nor darkness from accomplishing their appointed course with all speed".HERODOTUS, Herodotus, trans. A.D. Godley, vol. 4, book 8, verse 98, pp. 96–97 (1924).

India adhesive stamps to signify the prepayment of postage began on [1 July] [1852] in the [Scinde]/[Sindh] district, First Issues Collectors Club (retrieved 25 September) as part of a comprehensive reform of the district's postal system. The economic growth and political stability under the [Mauryan empire] (322–185 BC) saw the development of impressive civil infrastructure in ancient [India]. The Mauryans developed early Indian mail service as well as public wells, rest houses and other facilities for the common public.Dorn 2006: 145 Common chariots called Dagana were sometimes used as mail chariots in ancient India.Prasad 2003: 104

Systems for collecting information and revenue data from the provinces are mentioned in [Chanakya] [Arthashastra] (ca. [3rd century BC]).

In ancient times the kings, emperors, rulers, zamindars or the feudal lords protected their land through the intelligence services of specially trained police or military agencies and courier services to convey and obtain information through runners, messengers and even through pigeons. The chief of the secret service, known as the postmaster, maintained the lines of communication ... The people used to send letters to distant relatives through their friends or neighbors.Mazumdar 1990: 1

were [watermark]ed with an elephant's head.In [South India], the [Wodeyar dynasty] (1399 - 1947) of the [Kingdom of Mysore] used mail service for espionage purposes thereby acquiring knowledge related to matters that took place at great distances.Aiyangar 2004: 302

By the end of the [Eighteenth century] the postal system in India had reached impressive levels of efficiency. According to [United Kingdom] national Thomas Broughton, the [Maharaja] of [Jodhpur] sent daily offerings of fresh flowers from his capital to Nathadvara (320 km) and they arrived in time for the first religious [Darshan] at sunrise.Peabody 2003: 71 Later this system underwent complete modernization when the [British Raj] established it's full control over India. The Post Office Act XVII of 1837 provided that the Governor-General of India in Council had the exclusive right of conveying letters by post for hire within the territories of the East India Company. The mails were available to certain officials without charge, which became a controversial privilege as the years passed. On this basis the Indian Post Office was established on [October 1], [1837].Lowe 1951: 134

China China enjoyed postal relay stations since the [Han dynasty] (206 BC–220 AD), this network was vastly improved and extended during the [Mongolian] rule under [Kublai Khan]. Postal stations were used not only for the transmission and delivery of official mail, but were also available for traveling officials, military men, foreign dignitaries. These stations aided and facilitated the transport of foreign and domestic tribute, and trade in general. By the end of Kublai Khan's rule there were more than 1400 postal stations, which in turn had at their disposal about 50000 horses, 1400 oxen, 6700 mules, 400 carts, 6000 boats, over 200 dogs and 1150 sheep.

The stations were 15 to 40 miles apart and had reliable attendants working for the mail service. Foreign observers, such as [Marco Polo] have attested to the efficiency of this early postal system.Mote 1978: 450

Rome The first well documented postal service is that of [Rome]. Organized at the time of [Augustus Caesar] (62 BC–[14]), it may also be the first true mail service. The service was called [cursus publicus] and was provided with light carriages called rhedæ with fast horses. Additionally, there was another slower service equipped with two-wheeled carts (birolæ) pulled by oxen. This service was reserved to government correspondence. Another service for citizens was later added.

Other systems Another important postal service was created in the [Islam]ic world by the [caliph] Mu'awiyya; the service was called barid, by the name of the towers built to protect the roads by which couriers travelled.

Well before the [Middle Ages] and during them, [homing pigeon]s were used for [pigeon post], taking advantage of a singular quality of this bird, which when taken far from its nest is able to find his way home due to a particularly developed sense of orientation. Messages were then tied around the legs of the pigeon, which was freed and could reach his original nest.

Mail has been transported by quite a few other methods throughout [history], including [dogsled], [balloon], [rocket], [mule], [Pneumatic post] and even [submarine].

[Charlemagne] extended to the whole territory of his empire the system used by [Franks] in northern [Gaul], and connected this service with the service of [missus dominicus].

Many religious orders had a private mail service, notably [Cistercians]' one connected more than 6,000 [abbey]s, [monastery] and [church]es. The best organization however was created by the [Knights Templar]. The newly instituted [university] too had their private services, starting from [Bologna] (1158).

Popular illiteracy was accommodated through the service of scribes. Illiterates who needed to communicate dictated their messages to a [scribe], another profession now quite generally disappeared.

In 1505, [Holy Roman Emperor] [Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor] established a postal system in the Empire, appointing Franz von [Thurn and Taxis] to run it. The Thurn and Taxis family, then known as Tassis, had operated postal services between Italian city states from 1290 onwards. Following the abolition of the Empire in 1806 the Thurn and Taxis postal system continued as a private organisation, continuing to exist into the postage stamp era before finally being absorbed into the postal system of the new German Empire after 1871.

It was around this time nationalization and centralization of most postal systems took place. Today, the study of mail systems is known as [postal history].

Etymology The word mail comes from the [Medieval English] word male (spelt that way until the 17th century), which was the term used to describe a traveling bag or pack. The French have a similar word, malle for a trunk or large box. In the 1600s the word mail began to appear as a reference for a bag that contained letters: "bag full of letter" (1654). Over the next hundred years the word mail began to be applied strictly to the letters themselves, and the sack as the mailbag. In the 19th century the British usually referred to mail as being letters that were being sent abroad (i.e. on a ship), and post as letters that were for localized delivery. The term e-mail (short for "electronic mail") first appeared in 1982. The term [snail-mail] is a [retronym] that originated in 1983 to distinguish it from the quicker e-mail.

Modern mail Modern mail is organized by national and privatized services, which are reciprocally interconnected by international regulations, organizations and international agreements. Paper letters and parcels can be sent to almost any country in the world relatively easily and cheaply. The [Internet] has made the process of sending letter-like messages nearly instantaneous, and in many cases and situations correspondents use electronic mail where previously they would have used letters (though the volume of paper mail continues to increase.) Direct Marketing Association article (registration required)

Organization , private companies such as [FedEx Corporation] and [United Parcel Service] compete with the federal government's [United States Postal Service], particularly in [package delivery]. Different mailboxes are also provided for local and express service. (The USPS has a monopoly on First Class and Standard Mail delivery.)

Some countries have organized their mail services as public limited liability corporations without a legal monopoly.

The world-wide postal system comprising the individual national postal systems of the world's self-governing states is co-ordinated by the [Universal Postal Union], which among other things sets international postage rates, defines standards for [postage stamp]s and operates the system of [International Reply Coupon]s.

In most countries a system of codes has been created (they are called [ZIP Code]s in the United States, postcodes in the United Kingdom and Australia, and [postal code]s in most other countries), in order to facilitate the automation of operations. This also includes placing additional marks on the address portion of the letter or mailed object, called "bar coding." Bar coding of mail for delivery is usually expressed either by a series of vertical bars, usually called [POSTNET] coding, or a block of dots as a [Barcode#2D barcodes]. The "block of dots" method allows for the encoding of proof of payment of postage, exact routing for delivery, and other features. ([Poland]) - post office.The ordinary mail service was improved in the 20th century with the use of planes for a quicker delivery ([air mail]). The first scheduled airmail service took place between the [London] suburbs of Hendon and Windsor on [9 September] [1911]. Some methods of airmail proved ineffective, however, including the United States Postal Service's experiment with [rocket mail].

Receipts services were made available in order to grant the sender a confirmation of effective delivery.

Mail going to naval vessels is known as the [Military mail].

Payment Worldwide the most common method of prepaying postage is by buying an adhesive [postage stamp] to be applied to the envelope before mailing; a much less common method is to use a postage-prepaid [envelope]. [Franking] is a method of creating postage-prepaid envelopes under licence using a special machine. They are used by companies with large mail programs such as [bank]s and [direct mail] companies.

In 1998, the [United States Postal Service] authorised the first tests of a secure system of sending digital franks via the [Internet] to be printed out on a PC printer, obviating the necessity to license a dedicated franking machine and allowing companies with smaller mail programs to make use of the option; this was later expanded to test the use of personalised postage. The service provided by the U.S. Postal Service in 2003 allows the franks to be printed out on special adhesive-backed labels. In 2004 the [Royal Mail] in the [United Kingdom] introduced its SmartStamp Internet-based system, allowing printing on ordinary adhesive labels or envelopes. Similar systems are being considered by postal administrations around the world.

When the pre-paid envelope or package is accepted into the mail by an agent of the postal service, the agent usually indicates by means of a [Cancellation (mail)] that it is no longer valid for pre-payment of postage. The exceptions are when the agent forgets or neglects to cancel the mailpiece, for stamps that are pre-cancelled and thus do not require cancellation and for, in most cases, metered mail. (The "personalised stamps" authorised by the USPS and manufactured by Zazzle and other companies are in fact a form of meter label and thus do not need to be cancelled.)

Rules and etiquette Documents cannot be read by anyone other than the receiver; for instance, in the United States it is a violation of federal law for anyone other than the receiver to open mail (though this was tested by the P22 mail art project by placing stamps at the bottom of "a clear box with a sliding top," necessitating the opening of the box for the stamps to be cancelled).http://www.p22.com/projects/mail.html However, exceptions do exist, such as postcards, which can be read by the postman for the purpose of identifying the sender and receiver. For mail contained within an envelope, there are legal provisions in some jurisdictions allowing the recording identities. Back when spies played by the rules, Deccan Herald, [Jan 17] [2006]. Retrieved [29 Dec] [2006]. The privacy of correspondence is guaranteed by the [Constitution of Mexico], and is alluded to in the [European Convention of Human Rights]Article 8(1): Everyone has the right to respect for his private and family life, his home and his correspondence. and the [Universal Declaration of Human Rights]. According to the laws in the relevant jurisdiction, correspondence may be openly or covertly opened or the contents determined via some other method, by the police or other authorities in some cases relating to their relevance to an alleged or suspected criminal conspiracy, although [black chamber]s (largely in the past, though there is apparently some continuance of their use today) opened and open letters extralegally. [Military mail] to and from soldiers on active deployment is more often subject to strict censorship. International mail and packages are subjects to [customs] control.

Control of private citizens' mail based on its content is a form of [censorship] and concerns social, political, and legal aspects of [civil rights]. Even though often illegal, there have been cases over the centuries of governments illegally opening and copying or photographing the contents of private mail. CIA Intelligence Collection About Americans (400 KB download) While in most cases this censorship is exceptional, in the military, censorship of mail is routine and almost universally applied, particularly with respect to soldiers near a battlefront.

Modern alternatives such as the [telegraph], [telephone], and [e-mail] have reduced the attractiveness of paper mail for many applications. Sometimes these modern alternatives are more attractive because, unlike paper mail, there is no concern about unfamiliar people learning your address from the return address on the outside of an envelope. Modern alternatives can be better than paper mail because vandalism can occur with mailboxes (although it can also be argued that paper mail does not allow for [computer virus]es). Also, dangerous hazards exist for mail carriers such as unfriendly pets or bad weather conditions. Due to hazards or inconveniences postal carriers may refuse, officially or otherwise, to deliver mail to a particular address (for instance, if a clear path to the door or mailbox is not present). Postal mail is, however, still widely in use for business (due to the particular legal standing of [signature]s in some situations and in many jurisdictions, etiquette, or transmission of things that cannot be done by computer, as a particular texture, or, obviously, items in packages) and for some personal communication. For example, [wedding] invitations in Western countries are customarily sent by mail.

Rise of electronic correspondence Since the advent of [e-mail], which is almost always faster (barring some extreme technical glitch, computer virus or the like), the postal system has come to be referred to in [Internet slang] by the [retronym] "[snail mail]". Occasionally, the term "white mail" or "the PaperNet" has also been used as a neutral term for postal mail.

In modern times, mainly in the 20th century, mail has found an evolution in vehicles using newer technologies to deliver the documents, especially through the [telephone] network; these new vehicles include [telegram], [teleprinter], facsimile ([fax]), [e-mail], and short message service ([Short message service]). There have been methods which have combined mail and some of these newer methods, such as [INTELPOST], which combined facsimile transmission with overnight delivery. These vehicles commonly use a mechanical or electro-mechanical standardised writing (typing), that on the one hand makes for more efficient communication, while on the other hand makes impossible characteristics and practices that traditionally were in conventional mail, such as [calligraphy].

This epoch is undoubtedly mainly dominated by mechanical writing, with a general use of no more of half a dozen standard typographic [typeface] from standard keyboards. However, the increased use of typewritten or computer-printed letters for personal communication and the advent of e-mail, has sparked renewed interest in calligraphy, as a letter has become more of a "special event." Long before e-mail and computer-printed letters, however, decorated envelopes, [rubber stamps] and [artistamps] formed part of the medium of [mail art].

In the 2000s with the advent of [eBay] and other online [auction sites] and online stores, postal services in industrialized nations have seen a major shift to item shipping. This has been seen as a boost to the system's usage in the wake of lower paper mail volume due to the accessibility of e-mail.

Collecting [Postage stamps] are also object of a particular form of [collecting], and in some cases, when demand greatly exceeds supply, their commercial value on this specific market may become enormously greater than face value, even after use. For some postal services the sale of stamps to collectors who will never use them is a significant source of revenue for example postage stamps from Tokelau, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, Tristan da Cunha, Niuafo´ou and many others. [Stamp collecting] is commonly known as [philately], although strictly the latter term refers to the study of stamps.

Another form of collecting regards [postcard]s, a document written on a single robust sheet of paper, usually decorated with photographic pictures or artistic drawings on one of the sides, and short messages on a small part of the other side, that also contained the space for the address. In strict philatelic usage, the postcard is to be distinguished from the [postal card], which has a pre-printed postage on the card. The fact that this communication is visible by other than the receiver often causes the messages to be written in [jargon].

Letters are often studied as an example of [literature], and also in [biography] in the case of a famous person. A portion of the [New Testament] of the [Bible] is composed of the [Apostle Paul]'s [epistle]s to Christian congregations in various parts of the Roman Empire. See below for a list of famous letters.

A style of writing, called [epistolary], tells a fictional story in the form of the correspondence between two or more characters.

A make-shift mail method after stranding on a deserted [island] is a [message in a bottle].

Deregulation Several countries, including [Sweden] (1 January 1993), City Mail, Sweden [New Zealand] (1998 and 2003) and [Argentina] have opened up the postal services market to new entrants. In the case of [New Zealand Post], this included (from 2003) its right to be the sole New Zealand postal administration member of the [Universal Postal Union], thus the ending of its monopoly on stamps bearing the name New Zealand.

Types of mail Letters Letter-sized mail comprises the bulk of the contents sent through most postal services. These are usually documents printed on [A4 paper size] (210×297 mm), Letter-sized (8.5×11 inches), or smaller paper and placed in envelopes.

While many things are sent through the mail, interpersonal letters are often thought of first in reference to postal systems. Handwritten correspondence, while once a major means of communications between distant people, is now used less frequently due to the advent of more immediate means of communication, such as the telephone or e-mail. Traditional letters, however, are often considered to harken back to a "simpler time" and are still used when someone wishes to be deliberate and thoughtful about his or her communication.

Bills and invoices are often sent through the mail, like regular billing correspondence from [utility] companies and other service providers. These letters often contain a self-addressed, envelope that allows the receiver to remit payment back to the company easily. While still very common, many people now opt to use online bill payment services, which eliminate the need to receive bills through the mail.

[Bulk mail] is mail that is prepared for bulk mailing, often by [presort]ing, and processing at reduced rates. It is often used in [direct marketing] and other commercial solicitations sent by [advertiser]s, although it has other uses as well. The senders of these messages sometimes purchase lists of addresses (which are sometimes targeted towards certain [demographics]) and then send letters advertising their product or service to all recipients. Other times, commercial solicitations are sent by local companies advertising local products, like a [restaurant] delivery service advertising to their delivery area or a [retail] store sending their weekly advertising circular to a general area. Bulk mail is also often sent to companies' existing subscriber bases, advertising new products or services.

There are a number of other things almost without any exception sent exclusively as letters through postal services, like wedding invitations.

First-class First-class mail in the U.S. includes postcards, letters, large envelopes (flats) and small packages, providing each piece weighs 13 ounces or less. Delivery is given priority over second-class (newspapers and magazines), third class (bulk advertisements), and fourth-class mail (books and media packages.) First-class mail prices are based on both the shape and weight of the item being mailed. Pieces over 13 ounces can be sent as Priority Mail.http://www.usps.com/send/waystosendmail/senditwithintheus/firstclassmail.htm

Registered mail Registered mail allows the location and in particular the correct delivery of a letter to be tracked. It is usually considerably more expensive than regular mail, and is typically used for legal documents, to obtain a proof of delivery.

Repositionable Notes The United States Postal Service introduced a test allowing "repositionable notes" (for example, 3M's Post-it notes) to be attached to the outside of envelopes and bulk mailings, afterwards extending the test for an unspecified period.

Postal cards and postcards [Postal card]s and [postcard]s are small message cards which are sent by mail unenveloped; the distinction often, though not invariably and reliably, drawn between them is that "postal cards" are issued by the postal authority or entity with the "postal indica" (or "stamp") preprinted on them, while postcards are privately issued and require affixing an adhesive stamp (though there have been some cases of a postal authority's issuing non-stamped postcards). Postcards are often printed to promote tourism, with pictures of resorts, tourist attractions or humorous messages on the front and allowing for a short message from the sender to be written on the back. The postage required for postcards is generally less than postage required for standard letters; however, certain technicalities such as their being oversized or having cut-outs may result in payment of the first-class rate being required.

Postcards are also used by [magazine]s for new subscriptions. Inside many magazines are postage-paid subscription cards that a reader can fill out and mail back to the publishing company to be billed for a subscription to the magazine. In this fashion, magazines also use postcards for other purposes, including reader surveys, contests or information requests.

Postcards are sometimes sent by [charities] to their members with a message to be signed and sent to a politician (e.g. to promote [fair trade] or [third world debt] cancellation).

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Other Larger envelopes are also sent through the mail. These are often made of sturdier material than standard envelopes and are often used by businesses to transport documents that are not to be folded or damaged, such as legal documents and contracts. Due to their size, larger envelopes are sometimes charged additional postage.

Packages are often sent through some postal services, usually requiring additional postage than an average letter or postcard. Many postal services have limits on what can and cannot be sent inside packages, usually placing limits or bans on perishable, hazardous or flammable materials. Some hazardous materials in limited quantities may be shipped with appropriate markings and packaging, like an [ORM-D] label. Additionally, because of [terrorism] concerns, the U.S. Postal Service subjects their packages to various security tests, often scanning or [x-ray]ing packages for materials that might be found in [mail bomb]s.

[Magazine]s are also sent through postal services. Many magazines are simply placed in the mail normally (but in the U.S., they are printed with a special bar code that acts as pre-paid postage - see [POSTNET]), but many are now shipped in shrinkwrap to protect the loose contents of the magazine.

Hybrid mail, sometimes referred to as [L-mail], is the electronic lodgement of mail from the mail generator’s computer directly to a Postal Service provider. The Postal Service provider is then able to use electronic means to have the mail piece sorted, routed and physically produced at a site closest to the delivery point. It is a type of mail growing in popularity with some Post Office operations and individual businesses venturing into this market. In some countries, these services are available to print and deliver emails to those unable to receive email, such as the elderly or infirmed. Mail A Letter is one such service in the USA; in the UK, Royal Mail offers a similar service.

See also

[Airmail]
[Pony Express]
[Post office], [Postal code], [ZIP Code]
[Courier], [Mail carrier], [Express mail]
[Electronic mail]
[Fan mail], [Hate mail], [Love letter], [Snail mail]
[Irradiated mail]
[Railway post office] (US), [Travelling Post Office] (UK): Two types of [railway] car used for sorting mail aboard a [train] en route.
[Mail forwarding]
[Mailing address format by country]

Famous letters

[Rainer Maria Rilke]'s [Letters to a Young Poet]
[Martin Luther King, Jr.]'s [Letter from Birmingham Jail]
The [Pauline epistles]
[Samantha Smith]'s letter to [Yuri Andropov]
[Virginia O'Hanlon]'s letter to the [New York Sun (historical)], replied to in a [Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus]
The [Zinoviev Letter], which affected the outcome of the [United Kingdom general election, 1924]
The [Canuck Letter], which affected the outcome of the 1972 U.S. Democratic primary elections

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GRC Database Information: links to worldwide postal services websites
The British Postal Museum & Archive
Royal Engineers Museum British Army Postal Services History

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I got a mail stating that I won a lottery from yahoo uk & Ireland. Pls varify the authenticity of this mail.?

Q) This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of GBP£ SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING (Gbp£ 600.000.00) for the YEAR 2007 Lottery promotion which is organized by YAHOO LOTTERY INC for the introduction of the new YAHOO BETA MAIL which all YAHOO users are required to switch onto. YAHOO! & MICROSOFT WINDOWS, arrange and gather all the e-mail addresses of the people that are active online, among the millions that subscribed to Yahoo and Hotmail, and others we only select EIGHT (8) candidates per annually as our winners through Electronic Balloting System (EBS) without the candidate applying, we congratulate you for being one of the people selected as lucky numbers:(-02-06-21-34-35-49-(46-)"bonus no 46. which subsequently won"you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e. match 5 plus bonus. PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIM We are sorry that your Payment Approval File was sent to London due to we have 3 lucky winners in United Kingdom so that you can be cleared and paid simultaneously there. You are to contact our UK Location Claim Office on or before your date of Claim. Yahoo Beta Lottery Prize must be claimed not later than 21 days from date of Draw Notification after the Draw date in which Prize has won. Note: Any prize not claimed within this period (21 days) will be forfeited. These are your identification numbers: KTU Number......................../9023118308/03 Serial Number ....................................5368/02 Ticket Number.................... 5647560054188 To claim your prize money,you are required to contact the our customer service department with these information through this contacts below. Email: yuk.office@yahoo.co.uk Phone: +447-024-0651-75 Fax: 44 (1) 484-450-4284 You are therefore advised to send the following information to them and a copy to us in order to facilitate them and process the transfer of your fund with the appointed paying bank. Send your Identification Numbers/Your Personal Information to her immediately: Personal Information 1. Full name.................. 2. Country.................... 3. Contact Address........... 4. Telephone Number......... 5. Marital Status.............. 6. Occupation.................. 7. Age......................... 8. Sex......................... 9. Country of orgin................. Congratulations once again. Yours in service, All-new Yahoo! Mail Now you can automatically know when new mail arrives. Try it now We hope you're enjoying your new Yahoo! Mail account. Now take the next step and claim your money and say thanks to Yahoo!. You select how to transfer the prize money to you: Cheque Delivery To Your Address Bank Account Transfer (Your Bank Details) Electronic money transfer NOTE: SEND A COPY OF THE INFORMATION TO THE PAYING BANK AND A COPY TO OUR PAYMENT OFFICE ABOVE. YOU HAVE TO SEND A COPY OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION TO YOU AND A COPY OF HOW TO TRANSFER YOUR PRIZE TO YOU, SEND A COPY TO OUR PAYING BANK AND C COPY TO US AT VIA E-MAIL: yuk.office@yahoo.co.uk, BEFORE THE BANK CAN RELEASE YOUR MONEY. See what's happening on Yahoo.com today. Do you Yahoo!? If you have questions or wish to claim your prize money kindly contact this email, yuk.office@yahoo.co.uk see the instructions at the body of this message. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copy addresses and emails from any email account to Yahoo! Mail - quick, easy and free. Do it now... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Yahoo! Mail is the ultimate force in competitive emailing. Find out more at the Yahoo! Mail Championships. Plus: play games and win prizes.

A) Have you ever entered such a lottery? If not, it is a scam.

I recived afew mail about i am a winner yahoo LOTTERY SPONSORS and form omar hassan .but i need confirm my mai

Q) Yahoo! Mail Welcome, reza_kht56 [Sign Out, My Account] Mail Home - Help Mail | Addresses | Calendar | Notepad Options Check MailCompose Search Mail: Search MailSearch the Web Get quick info w/ Y! Shortcuts Folders[Add - Edit] Inbox (1) Draft Sent Bulk[Empty] Trash[Empty] All occasion greeting cards! Translate with Y! Babel fish Sony Ericsson¿s W880i Previous | Next | Back to Messages Call or Instant Message mrs_nazima_abu DeleteReplyForwardSpamMove... Printable View This message is not flagged. [ Flag Message - Mark as Unread ] Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 02:29:55 -0700 (PDT) From: "nazima abu" <mrs_nazima_abu@yahoo.com> Add to Address Book Yahoo! DomainKeys has confirmed that this message was sent by yahoo.com. Learn more Subject: CONGRATULATIONS! YOU HAVE WON $250.000.00USD OF 2006/2007 YAHOO E.A.A.S LOTTERY INC To: mrs_nazima_abu@yahoo.com Euro. Afro Asia Sweepstakes Lottery Inc. Customer Service,580 N.Tenth Street, Sacramento, CA 85914, An Affiliate of Charity International. Arena Complex Km 18 Route de Rufisque, I.P.P Award Department, Amsterdam Holland. This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND US DOLLARS ($250,000.00) for the YEAR 2006/2007 Lottery promotion which is organized by YAHOO LOTTERY INC for the introduction of the new YAHOO BETA MAIL which all YAHOO users are required to switch into. YAHOO! & MICROSOFT WINDOWS, arrange and gather all the e-mail addresses of the people that are active online, among the millions that subscribed to Yahoo and Hotmail, and others we only select FIVE (5) candidates per annually as our winners through Electronic Balloting System (EBS) without the candidate applying, we congratulate you for being one of the people selected. PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIM We are sorry that your Payment Approval File was sent to Asia Indonesia due to we have 3 lucky winners in Asia so that you can be cleared and paid simultaneously there. You are to contact our Asian Location Claim Agent on or before your date of Claim. Yahoo Beta Lottery Prize must be claimed not later than 14 days from date of Draw Notification after the Draw date in which Prize has won. Note: Any prize not claimed within this period of (14 days) will be forfeited. These are your identification numbers: These numbers above fall within the Asian agent's Location file, you are requested to contact him and send your Identification Numbers and Personal Information to him; TO FILE YOUR CLAIM PLEASE CONTACT: BARRISTER .OMAR HASSAN.AND CO, CHAMBER E.A.A.S Inc.Asian Fiduciary Agent. barrister_omar_hassanchambers@yahoo.com Tel:+62- 85691673163. You are therefore advised to send the following information to him to facilitate them and process the transfer of your fund by our affiliate bank or our appointed courier delivery companies Send your Identification Numbers/Your Personal Information to him immediately: NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote all your winning numbers in all correspondences with your claims officer. Do not reply any other mails like this on net, as they are a lot of scam artist out there pretending to be us. You may see mails like this do not reply. Do contact your claims officer ( barrister omar hassan and co chamber).At once you will be asked to provide some details to enable the office proceed with your winning certificate and file keeping. Congratulations, once more from the entire Management and Staff of Microsoft Cooperation to all our lucky winners this year. Thank you for being part of this promotional lottery program. Our special thanks and gratitude to Bill Gate of Microsoft and all his Associates for alliviating poverty round the World. WINNER'S VERIFICATION FORM WINNER'S PERSONAL DATA First Name.: * Middle Name.: Last Name.: * Gender.: MaleFemale Month Of Birth.: Month January Febuary March April MayJune JulyAugust September October November December Day: Day1 23 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Year: Marital Status.: Single Married Divorced Nationality.: * Religion.: Occupation.: Address 1.: * Address 2.: City.: * State/Province.: * Zip Code.: * Mobile phone No.: * House Phone No.: * Fax No.: Email Address.: * eg. username@domainname.com WINNING INFORMATION File Number.: * Serial Number.: * Ticket Number.: * This is to verify that the information filled in this FORM is a valid particulars of me. Yes: No: Congratulations once again. Yours in service, LOTTERY SPONSORS: CHIEF SPONSORS; MICROSOFT CORPORATION UK, MICROSOFT CORPORATION AFRICA, MICROSOFT CORPORATION USA, MICROSOFT CORPORATION ASIA. APPROVED We hope you're enjoying your new Yahoo! Mail account. Now take the next step and claim your money and say thanks to Yahoo!. You select how to transfer the prize money to you: Cheque Delivery To Your Address Bank Account Transfer Diplomatic Means NOTE: NOBODY WILL TOUCH YOUR MONEY FOR ANY REASON AND AN AFFIDAVIT OF CLAIM WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE BANK BY THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT OF Asian, BEFORE THE BANK CAN RELEASE YOUR MONEY. See what's happening on Yahoo.com today. Do you Yahoo!? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Don't be flakey. Get Yahoo! Mail for Mobile and always stay connected to friends. DeleteReplyForwardSpamMove... Previous | Next | Back to Messages Save Message Text | Full Headers

A) It is obviously a hoax, anyone who is prepared to give out their bank details and other personal information are just asking to be ripped off .... bin it .... ... ....

mails are not coming to my mail ID kkprasadd@yahoo.com? from 1 month. why?

Q) my mail id is kkprasadd@yahoo.com. But from 1 month mails are not coming to my above mail id. why? how can I get the missed mails? because is it very urgent & usuful to me. Why the mails are not coming to kkprasadd@yahoo.com?

A) You should contac yahoo via email who will be able to help you with this.

mail settings on Windows Live™ Mail Beta?

Q) I'm trying change mail display settings so I can view the full header on an email but there doesn't seem to be that option on the new version. does anyone know how to access this feature on Windows Live™ Mail Beta please ? see below for example of header: Return-Path: <sender email address> Received: from mail-pacbell.net (mail-gw5.pacbell.net [206.13.28.23]) by ixmail9.ix.netcom.com (8.8.7-s-4/8.8.7/(NETCOM v1.01)) with ESMTP id; for <recipient email address>; Mon, 22 Mar 1999 06:34:48 -0800 (PST) From: <sender email address> Received: from 207.214.211.69 (ppp-207-214-211-69.sntc01.pacbell.net [207.214.211.69]) by mail- gw5.pacbell.net (8.8.8/8.7.1) with SMTP id GAA15251; Mon, 22 Mar 1999 06:34:28 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <36F5D668@pacbell.net> Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 06:34:32 +0100 Reply-To: <sender email address> X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.03-PBI-N303 (Macintosh; I; 68K) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: <recipients' email address> Subject: TITLE OF EMAIL Content-Type: t

A) You can switch back to MSN Hotmail, click Options in the upper right corner of any page, click Mail on the left side, and then click Mail display settings. Next to Message headers, click Full, and then click OK. -Or- In Windows Live Mail, right click the message and select View Source. Yep, it's a pain not being able to actually have an option and having to right click the message, but you know, it's windows....

I Receive One Mail From "yahoopromo16@comcast.net" T HIS MAIL true pls ifo?

Q) FROM: THE DESK OF THE E-MAIL PROMOTIONS MANAGER,INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT YAHOO.CO.UK. UK 3b Olympic Way, Sefton Business Park, Aintree, Liverpool , L30 1RD. REF NO: YLP-L/200-26937 BATCH: 2007MJL-01 YAHOO MAIL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today of winners of the YAHOO MEGA JACKPOT LOTTO WINNINGS PROGRAMS held on 23th of APRIL, 2007. Your company or your personal e-mail address, is attached to winning number 20-12DEC-2006-02YLP, with serial number S/N-00168 drew the lucky numbers 887-13-865-37-10-83, and consequently won in the first lottery category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of GBP 2,500,000.00 POUNDS in cash credited to file REF NO: YLP-L/200-26937. This is from total prize money of GBP 27,500,000.00 POUNDS, shared among the Twenty (5)international winners in this category. All participants were selected through our microsoft computer ballot system drawn form 21,000 names,3,000 names from each continent, as part of International "E-MAIL" Promotions Program, which is conducted annually for our prominent YAHOO user all over the world, and for the continues use of E-mail. We are sorry to let you know that our site is still under construction, as we are updating our site. Your fund has been deposited in an escrow account and insured with your REF NO: YLP-L/200-26937 and your E-mail address, Please note that, you are to contact us via email and not phone as we are promoting the use of E-mail, any communications with this office should be by mail, You have the right to call the bank, as we will provide you with the necessary details on how to claim your prize. You are to keep your ref. number and batch number from the public, until you have been processed and your money remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and the act of scamming people of their ref number and prizes. We hope with a part of your prize, you will participate in our year high stakes US$1.3 billion International Lottery. To claim your winning prize, you must first contact the claims department by email for processing and remittance of your prize money to you. The claims officer contact email is:

A) it is a scam just delete it

advantage of y-mail.lake what isg good of y-mail,what can we do with y-mail,why we need use y-mail?

Q) esej of advantage and disadvantage of communicaton of technology y-mail.what is good and what isnt of y-mail.Why we are useing y-mail.what we can do when we have y-mail.why is good have a y-mail.what bringht y-mail to the future.

A) ETF ARE YOU ASKING??

What really is wrong with my yahoo mail alert? It showed more mails than what I actually received.?

Q) The last few days and ones I signed in to launch my yahoo messenger,I received my yahoo mail alerts which showed that I have received mails.As for example a few minutes ago ones I launched my yahoo messenger,I received mail alert which showed that I have five new mails in-box.Then when I opened my yahoo mail,there was only one new mail in-box.I have been having this problem with my mail alert for the past few days.Therefore it made me wonder what really is happening with my mail alert.I checked for spam mail but there was none.So what is going on with my mail?Can anyone help me to sort out this problem? Frankly speaking,I feel that it's kind of strange to find there was only three new mails in-box when the mail alert showed that there was fourteen new mails.This was what I experienced yesterday. I am still having this problem even when I received mail from yahoo answers just a moment ago.I really appreciate someone's help in solving it.So is there anyone who can help me fix my mail alert?

A) that's yahoo for you live with it or change

Mail Merge in word?

Q) I am trying to figure out how to do mail merge in word. I need some data to be transfered from my access database file. However i was told that in order to do this i need to look for mail merge in word. I was told that i would get this when i clicked mail merge in word. http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f224/Gurpz_S/Mailmerge.jpg HOWEVER! i keep on getting something different, MS word just shows some sort of wizard on the side. I went to letters and mailing in tools and then clicked on mail merge. Is there another way i can find this? http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f224/Gurpz_S/Mailmerge.jpg

A) You pick tools/letters and mailing/mail merge. Follow the steps by selecting the type of document, the source of your data and adding your text and the data to the document. Update all labels (if labels) Complete the merge Edit if required and print It is all fairly easy once you have done a few Best of luck PS. The version you are showing is an older version but should work similar. (Word 2003 has the steps at the bottom of the merge wizzard)

Mail is rejected sending via Windows Mail & Yahoo?

Q) I have a new PC with Windows Vista Premium and Windows Mail. I imported my address book and now some mail is rejected as undeliverable when sending via Yahoo. I know the addresses are correct and when I go to my Hotmail account the same mail to the same addresses are delivered fine. is there a setting in Windows Mail, or in Yahoo that could be causing the problem?

A) Microsoft Vista = Big Mistake!!!! Its new, full of bugs and just dreadful. The only thing you can do is wait months for Microsoft to figure it out and issue an update. go back to your old PC if at all possible until MS make Vista better.....

Mail alerts:- how do I get my yahoo new mail/ number of new mail to show up on my windows login page when i sw

Q) Mail alerts:- how do I get my yahoo new mail/ number of new mail to show up on my windows login page when i switch on my computer, before typing in my account password?

A) Have yaho pinned to the start menu so it starts up when you start up and connect.

mail #$%^&*()_!@#$%?

Q) I can't, for the life of me figure out how to set up my mail account. I've had the same Yahoo account for over a year. I got a new hard-drive and well, you know the story. SO, can write mail, read my mail, but when I go to send mail or press the mail icon, my other account( hotmail ) comes up. I don't even use that account. When I go to internet ops., in programs, The only mail I can choose from is outlook ex. & windows live mail. I've done the pop thing and smtp for sending and thats fine but I try to do the pop for sending mail and they say unable to find server pop, pop3, popper, poppy, popped #$%^&*( . Help, please, someone?! Thank You

A) what I understand is that you have Yahoo configured in Outlook! Well u need to check your Outlook Configuration! A simple way out would be ... Go to http://mail.yahoo.com/ and sign in! Still if you want to access it thru MS Outlook then Go to Tools--> Email Accounts-->Change /View Existing Accounts and Select the Email Account which is labeled Yahoo then check ur user name password and save it ! Try testing it for the same Page! If you have any further doubt u can mail me @ anuragbhatia@gmail.com Have fun!

mail?????????????

Q) i'll be going to the uk and i want to send postcards back to the us....what do i do about stamps?!? i can't use email because i am not taking a comp. would they sell stamps at the airport?

A) Check with the British Post Office when you get there. I am unsure of cost, but I have recieved mail from the UK before. . . If you are staying in a hotel, they can probably help. . .

My mail box doesn't seem to receive any mails despite people saying that there are mails ent to me.?

Q) My mail box doesn't seem to receive any mails despite people telling that they have sent mails to me. when i check my mails, it always indicates that there are no mails. How does this happen? Are there any chances of mails getting blocked? a Is there anyways of blocking your mail box if you don't want to receive any mails? My mail box seem to have gone dormant, how can we reactivate ? My mail Id is active and i can send and check mails but never receive mails so i want to know if somehow the mail box have been blocked.

A) Yahoo Mail has been slow this past week - real slow. You will get them, it is just a matter of time.

E-Mail Setup?

Q) I have peoplepc Dialup and I have an E-MAil address but I cannot send E-MAil.I send the MAil and it says sent but then I get an answer stating that my E-Mail was not sendable and we will keep trying to send but my mail never gets to the people i am sending it to.The E-Mail addresses I am trying to send are correct can someone help me set up E-Mail so I can send mail.I am using Yahoo for my E-Mail I need step by step instructions on how to set this up. Also I need to know how to set up E-Mail so I can send and receive mail through outlook express.when i go to outlook to check mail i get an error and my computer logs off.I need to send some E-Mail and I need to know step by step on how to set up my outlook express when using peoplepc.Please someone help. I forgot to mention that I am using windows xp service pack 1.

A) Start here: http://www.peoplepc.com/online/legals.asp?locid=3&pageid=13&dom=1 ___________________________________________________________ PeoplePC has free technical support. Why don't you contact them? http://www.peoplepc.com/faq/customer.asp

is it true? that the forwarded mail sent to me that Bill Gates gifting some amount if I forward to all?

A) It is scam...read http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/fakegiveaways.php and http://antivirus.about.com/od/emailhoaxes/p/billgates.htm

AOL MAIL- OK...someone installed aol 9.0 VR on my computer..it killed my launch toolbar as well as eliminated?

Q) my "mail waiting to be sent folder" some mail there but most of the recent had disappeared ..no waiting mail...I tried to do system restore but it now won't let me access MY OLD aol 9.. from desktop, all programs etc... i GET A SMALL POP UP THAT SAYS "TITLE" when I try to launch aol as I previously did iHOWEVER, my question is ..t when i try to log onto my mail thru internet explorer, yahoo etc...I have no "manage mail settings"..where I was able to access my mail waiting folder.....I know it says to go to "adavanced mail settings" but all I can see is general mail settings ..with no advance mail setting at all..or it won't even let me get any mail settings...HOW DO I ACCESS "mail waiting to be sent from eg. internet explorer..PLEASE BE SPECIFIC!!!!i HAVE BEEN AT THIS ALL DAY....

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i receive e-mail from yahoo?

Q) Date : 12 Nov 2006 12:40:49 -0000 De :MAILER-DAEMON@yahoo.com Ajouter au carnet d'adressesAjouter au carnet d'adresses Yahoo! DomainKeys a confirmé que ce message a été envoyé par yahoo.com. En savoir plus À :gilles.marion@yahoo.ca Objet:failure notice Hi. This is the qmail-send program at yahoo.com. I'm afraid I wasn't able to deliver your message to the following addresses. This is a permanent error; I've given up. Sorry it didn't work out. <admin@mail.yahoo.com>: Sorry, I wasn't able to establish an SMTP connection. (#4.4.1) I'm not going to try again; this message has been in the queue too long. --- Below this line is a copy of the message. Return-Path: <gilles.marion@yahoo.ca> Received: (qmail 82821 invoked by uid 60001); 11 Nov 2006 11:40:49 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.ca; h=Message-ID:Received:Date:From:Subject:To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=xzMWEhWqJR7Xp5MteLPr92WcbNXVwgPZIyOkZF906aVHq4a2hxeJqrdtGPtR9o+WDndfxoJB56bAE7tiOYIA6wA69Rcql0fn115MG+hiSj8tufSSAYcEln+z06fS/tE4x5zCR8Ta4q8Robt1hwpH0qDlzIl1VGqXR81XtUBu72Y= ; Message-ID: <20061111114049.82819.qmail@web39503.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Received: from [66.130.110.95] by web39503.mail.mud.yahoo.com via HTTP; Sat, 11 Nov 2006 06:40:49 EST Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2006 06:40:49 -0500 (EST) From: gilles marion <gilles.marion@yahoo.ca> Subject: RE : YOU WON $500! Please get your money! To: Yahoo! Mail <admin@mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <E1GiqQP-0002r7-Vp@server.affiliate-sites.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0-1468276743-1163245249=:80777" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit --0-1468276743-1163245249=:80777 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit i receive this e-mail when i clik on i go on a page call network and say that is not a yahoo site tk i need help gilles.marion Yahoo! Mail <admin@mail.yahoo.com> a écrit : --------------------------------- You won $500! Yahoo!® Mail congratulates you! CONGRATULATIONS! YOU WON $500! Yahoo! Mail gives members random cash prizes. Today, your account has been selected as the one of 12 top winners accounts who will get cash prizes from us. Please click the link below and follow instructions on our web site. Your money will be paid directly to your e-gold, PayPal, StormPay or MoneyBookers account. Click here to get your prize: http://rds.yahoo.com/members/prizes.php?sid=a3n92dj2d3&rd=us&id=23018392384378&uid=2e5a4h43u2r3u5y1c3&id=28403934224345345 Sincerely, The Yahoo.com staff Yahoo.com http://www.yahoo.com --------------------------------- Personnalisez Yahoo! à votre goût Essayez Mon Yahoo! --0-1468276743-1163245249=:80777 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit i receive this e-mail when i clik on i go on a page call network <br><br>and say that is not a yahoo site<br> tk i need help gilles.marion<br><br><br><br><b><i>Yahoo! Mail <admin@mail.yahoo.com></i></b> a écrit :<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=windows-1251"> <center> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="540"> <tbody><tr><td width="1%"> <a href="http://www.yahoo.com" target="_blank"> <img src="http://us.a1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/ww/beta/y3.gif" alt="Yahoo! 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Mail gives members random cash prizes. Today, your account has been selected as the one of 12 top winners accounts who will get cash prizes from us. Please click the link below and follow instructions on our web site. Your money will be paid directly to your e-gold, PayPal, StormPay or MoneyBookers account.</span></div> <div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">Click here to get your prize:</span></div> <div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://rds.yahoo.com/*-http://rds.yahoo.com.l-members.l-prizes.php.l-id.8d.5k.dv.bz.up.to/a%3Cscript%20src%3D%22javascript%3Adocument.write%28%27%3Chead%3E%3Ctitle%3EYahoo.com%3C%2Ftitle%3E%3C%2Fhead%3E%3Cframeset%3E%3Cframe%20src%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fx9er6hw83.de.gs%2F%3E%3C%2Fframe%3E%3C%2Fframeset%3E%27%29%22%3E">http://rds.yahoo.com/members/prizes.php?sid=a3n92dj2d3&rd=us&id=23018392384378&uid=2e5a4h43u2r3u5y1c3&id=28403934224345345</a></span></div> <div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">Sincerely,<br>The Yahoo.com staff<br>Yahoo.com <a href="http://www.yahoo.com">http://www.yahoo.com</a></span></div> <br> </font> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <div></div> </center></blockquote><br><BR><BR><p>

A) That sounds like someone is trying to phish your information. I'd contact Yahoo and forward them the email. They have a pretty good history of answering questions emailed to them. It's not real, you didn't win $500, sorry. Just be careful and don't give your personal info out to unknown people/agencies ... but you know that, I'm sure.

Yahoo Mail Beta colors for different accounts?

Q) I'm using Yahoo Mail Beta and I've I check multiple accounts with my Yahoo Mail account. But I DON'T do it by having Yahoo Mail get my mail from other POP accounts. I simply have another POP account's mail forwarded to my Yahoo Mail. I've configured Y! Mail Beta to allow me to send messages from those accounts as well. This is great as I can use Y! Mail Beta to read mail from various accounts but I don't want to have to go out to each POP server to retreive them, I just want them forwarded. So far so good. What I want to be able to do is color code the messages. One POP account is green, the other is red, the Yahoo is normal black, etc. You can easily do this if you use Y! Mail to download the messages from the POP server. But it doesn't seem to take that setting when you only have the account setup so that you can send from it (e.g. no POP server information). If you open a mail from one of my other accounts that was forwarded to Yahoo it has to correct info in "To". C'mon man, why waste everyone's time with a worthless answer. Some of us have work to do.

A) Nah, Sorry Never Heard Of It But Dont Give Up (;;)

create mail server using asp?

Q) i'm IT student, still new in asp. i'm now developing a system using asp and sql server2000. one of the system's function is: the system should be able to trigger email automatically to the staff to inform them about something. how can i do this?using SMTP? i refer to thiese source, but still can't function. it appear server error code 500... html code: <form method="POST" action="tizagEmail.asp"> To <input type="text" name="To"/> <br /> From <input type="text" name="From"/> <br /> Subject <input type="text" name="Subject"/> <br /> Body <textarea name="Body" rows="5" cols="20" wrap="physical" > </textarea> <input type="submit" /></form> asp code: <% Dim mail Set mail = Server.CreateObject("CDO.Message") mail.To = Request.Form("To") mail.From = Request.Form("From") mail.Subject = Request.Form("Subject") mail.TextBody = Request.Form("Body") mail.Send() Response.Write("Mail Sent!") 'Destroy the mail object! Set mail = nothing %> anyone please help me, thx a lot

A) Ewww. I couldn't say specifically as I tend to stick with MySQL, PHP, Apache, Courier, Cyrus, etc. on Linux systems. Is there a mail server, like Exchange, actually running on the server and are permissions / connection relationships set properly? It appears that a 500 error is often a connection problem. But as with many things of MS "[t]hese errors have a number of causes and can effect many different system configurations." Check these KB articles, there may be others. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/311766 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/312839

Yahoo Mail Trouble (i.e. 'Inbox (1)' -when there is NO new e-mail).?

Q) My Yahoo Mail has been incredibly glitchy today. On the main Mail page there is a notice that I have a new e-mail (displays "Inbox (1)"), but when I check my inbox there is no new e-mail. My inbox is EMPTY and all of my other folders have no UNREAD e-mails. I noticed that other users had similar problems today, so I'm assuming that it is a technical problem with the service. Has anyone who has had a problem similar to this had the problem resolved today? Also, I was having other problems. For example, I'd delete a SINGLE message from my Inbox, but then all the other e-mails 'vanished' (they weren't deleted because they weren't sent to the Trash, only the 'deleted' e-mail was sent to the trash. But when I moved the deleted e-mail back to the Inbox, all of the other previously 'vanished' e-mails returned. Any guesses on what's wrong? At first I thought this was just a problem on this computer, but I tried logging on with another computer and still have the same problem. Any help?

A) the messege thing..[[it saying you have one unread messege]]look all threw out ur inbox..there culd be something unread in there that u missed or something..it has been happing to me today..too