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	Snail mail - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Snail mail or Surat Siput is a derogatory retronym—named after the snail with its proverbially slow speed—used to refer to letters and missives carried by conventional postal delivery services.
		There are efforts to renew interest in paper mail, such as the creation of mail art - physical art that is distributed and swapped around the world.
		The Snail Mail World Postcard Art Show is one of the largest of its kind, drawing in up to 1000 entries each year.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Snail_mail (277 words)

	Snail Mail - README (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Snail Mail is an envelope addressing and printing application which interacts directly with the Address Book database in Mac OS X 10.2 or higher.
		Snail Mail can also be used to print address lists which the Address Book cannot do in Mac OS X 10.2.x.
		Snail Mail will remain UNDER-Ware and will be available for free with no features crippled for unlicensed use indefinitely.
	nixanz.com /products/snailmail/README.html (409 words)

	USATODAY.com - 'Snail mail' is here to stay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		To the casual observer, "snail mail" is doomed.
		First-class transaction mail, which has been the bread and butter of our postage meter for 84 years, is declining and will continue to decline.
		A: Mail will increasingly be scanned when it first arrives at a company and made digital so that multiple people have access.
	www.usatoday.com /money/industries/2004-07-18-pitney-bowes_x.htm (1425 words)

	Do-it-yourself: Stop junk mail, email and phone calls
		Junk mail may seem as inevitable as death and taxes, but with a little patience there are effective ways to tackle the problem.
		The amount of paper junk mail sent each year in the USA is staggering -- some 4 million tons, nearly half of which is never opened.
		Bulk mail is the hardest to deal with because the USPS actively provides addresses, support and encouragement to mailers.
	www.obviously.com /junkmail (2211 words)

	The End of Snail Mail? - NW-1001WTCEXC - MSNBC.com
		Losing mail delivery in 2001 is nowhere near the problem it would have been just a few years ago.
		But I must reiterate that the decline of snail mail and its replacement by e-mail, fax and Web was well along before the horrible events of this autumn.
		Now expect a dip in mail volume similar to the one that hit the stock market—without the expectation that the bounce-back will eventually surpass the present status.
	msnbc.msn.com /id/3067549 (886 words)

	BBC NEWS \| South Asia \| E-mail and snail mail united
		The mail runner - known locally as 'harkara' - is the only means of communication in some remote areas.
		The runner - dressed in khaki and a traditional highlander cap and armed with a staff, bell and mailbag - is a welcome sight in inaccessible areas.
		Without their services, the mail may never reach many remote villages and hamlets, perched atop ridges or nestling at the edge of icy brooks.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/south_asia/3514252.stm (573 words)

	Snail Mail 0.6.3 – Mac OS X – VersionTracker
		Snail Mail is an envelope addressing and printing application which interacts directly with the Address Book database in Mac OS X 10.3 or higher.
		Snail Mail can print barcodes for more efficient mail handling.
		Snail Mail provides for different default text attributes (font, colour, etc) for different parts of the address.
	www.versiontracker.com /dyn/moreinfo/macosx/17375 (414 words)

	MPS online
		And for consumers, Direct Mail is a convenient way to shop from home...to take their time and make good decisions without pressure, and to get the products they want and need - often at less than they'd pay in shops.
		Be wary of people calling you claiming to be from the Telephone (Mailing) Preference Service asking for payment to complete your registration.
		Mailings from overseas promoting lotteries or ‘get rich quick schemes’ are more often than not misleading and fraudulent...
	www.mpsonline.org.uk (337 words)

	[e-gold-list] Snail Mail boggles
		For example, we have received mail bearing internal dates of 4 June 2002 and received on 17 June 2002.
		The standard for Priority Mail delivery used to be two days, but these same bozos at the US Post Awful are now taking up to five days, without repentance.
		Well, the Supreme Court decision making it acceptable for the Congress to ban alternative mail delivery was made in 1844, so I don't anticipate any solution sooner than the next available revolution (due after the next available sixty year economic depression, I suppose).
	www.mail-archive.com /e-gold-list@talk.e-gold.com/msg10956.html (367 words)

	Snail mail pen pals
		Snail mail - normal postal mail, where an actual physical letter or package is delivered.
		The term didn't exist until electronic mail (e-mail) became so prevalent that there was a requirement to differentiate the two.
		Mass computer generated mail is getting so sophisticated that it often looks like it’s done by an individual
	www.geocities.com /dovile.geo (140 words)

	Pen Pals by Snail Mail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Dovile's Snail Mail Pen Pals - Get tips on letter writing and improve your language skills by writing people all around the world.
		Maarten's Snail Mail Pen Pals - View pages with hundreds of people looking for snail mail penpals from around the world.
		Snail Pals - Meet people from around the world and correspond with them through postal mail.
	www.ability.org.uk /pen_pals_by_snail_mail.html (334 words)

	Snail Mail
		Because experience has shown me that many people are way behind in processing mail, we will begin the next tips with a mindset that we are processing a backlog of mail.
		If you pick a piece of mail up, be very careful not to put it down in another pile.
		Sorting and/or tossing mail may appear difficult at first, yet after you truly understand "what's the worst that could happen if I do not have this paper tomorrow" in any given situation, the easier it will become.
	www.123sortit.com /BO/mail/snail-mail.html (1734 words)

	Office Development, Security, Randomness... : Snail-mail spam
		Then the spammers will have a field day, because everyone will be forced to read the junk mail just in case it has something to do with their tax return or speeding ticket or whatever.
		With junk mail, the best thing to do is save it all up, and when you've got some pairs, return company x's junk to company y inside company y's envelope, and vice versa.
		I once read that if they were to stop sending bulk snail mail (as spam is called when the letterman delivers it), that our stamps would triple in cost, as people are paying money to send us that 'junk'.
	blogs.msdn.com /ptorr/archive/2004/11/07/253484.aspx (964 words)

	Information Security Glossary - Snail Mail
		Bits of dead tree sent via the postal service as opposed to electronic mail.
		One's postal address is, correspondingly, a 'snail (mail) address'.
		The variant 'paper-net' is a hackish way of referring to the postal service, comparing it to a very slow, low-reliability network.
	www.yourwindow.to /information-security/gl_snailmail.htm (81 words)

	snail-mail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		One's postal address is, correspondingly, a snail address.
		Also (less commonly) called P-mail, from ‘paper mail’ or ‘physical mail’.
		(Note: Actual garden snails progress at about 10 meters per hour, which is about 25-50 times slower than the U.K.'s Royal Mail; comparable measurements for other countries have not yet been made.
	www.catb.org /~esr/jargon/html/S/snail-mail.html (81 words)

	Snail Mail
		Please print and fill out this form and mail it to the address above.
		We ship Priority Mail with a 2 to 3 day delivery anywhere within the Continental United States.
		We accept personnel and business checks within the U.S., note: for all check orders there is a seven to ten business day delay, your order will not be processed and shipped until the check clears the bank, for faster service send postal money order or cashiers check.
	www.visionminerals.com /MailForm.htm (317 words)

	What is snail mail? - A Word Definition From the Webopedia Computer Dictionary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		From mail piece design to collating to bar coding, and more.
		Millennium Marketing: Mail Services - 4 x 6 postcards addressed and mailed for 22.5 cents first class - addressing for as little $18 per thousand pieces.
		Automated mailing with discounted postage rates from the US Postal Service.
	www.pcwebopaedia.com /TERM/S/snail_mail.html (221 words)

	Wanderlustress: Snail Mail
		Letters from the U.S. take about 10 days Packages by air mail takes 2-4 weeks, and if you're sending packages, its always a good idea to identify the contents as "Teaching Materials".
		An important letter was send from Singapore a week before via snail mail to Bhubaneswar, india.
		My experience was always that mail took a lot less time than PC leads you to believe.
	noughsaid.blogs.com /wanderluster/2003/11/snail_mail.html (353 words)

	tsoh :: snail mail program (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		So, I have decided to start the snail mail program.
		It is very easy - just click here and fill out the form with your name, address and interests, and I will send off a card from my ever growing collection to you.
		And is temporary closed to new snail mailers.
	www.thesoulofhope.com /snailmail.htm (175 words)

	Snail Mail Game - ArcadeTown.com
		Snail Mail is incredible 3D arcade gaming fun.
		A long long time ago in a far far away galaxy, the evil slugs tried to stop the postal service.
		It's up to you, the young hotshot postal worker from earth to get the mail out in Snail Mail.
	www.arcadetown.com /snailmail/gameinfo.asp (85 words)

	Snail Mail found Swiftly (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Offers services for companies that need to outsource the printing and mailing of statements, invoices, bills, collection notices, or letters of any type.
		Find snail mail and more at Lycos Search.
		Read about snail mail in the free online encyclopedia and dictionary.
	www.glgbs.org.uk /gay/snail_mail.html (461 words)

	Pallies: Snail Mail pals's Dreambook
		I usually give out my snail mail address after I've been e-mailing someone for sometime unless I get an e-mail reply that I get a "good vibe" from...I'm sure that you hardcore pen pallers know what I mean about feeling a kind of vibe from an e-mail!
		I prefer snail mail, but email is good too.
		I love to write via snail mail and have been doing so for the last 13 years.
	books.dreambook.com /pallies/snailmail.html (4642 words)

	USPS - The United States Postal Service (U.S. Postal Service) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Mailing Products & Services - Domestic & international mailing choices.
		Premium Forwarding Service - Receive all of your mail at your temporary address.
		Hold Mail - Have your mail held while you're away.
	www.usps.com (180 words)

	IGN Boards - Send SNAIL MAIL.
		Date Posted: 3/14/04 11:03am Subject: Send SNAIL MAIL.
		I sent a snail mail letter out today.
		Snail mail letters make more of an impact than email or e-petitions, so I encourage anyone who has an interest in the game to do likewise.
	boards.ign.com /message.asp?topic=54697778&replies=0&ui=gg_cb_post_08 (250 words)

	Snail Mail 0.6.3 - MacUpdate
		Add Snail Mail to your Watch List (member feature)
		Email me when Snail Mail is updated (member feature)
		It's sole purpose is to quickly address and print single envelopes based on entries in the Mac OS X Address Book database.
	www.macupdate.com /info.php/id/10300 (345 words)

	Bath Postal Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Did you know the museum has many rare artefacts in its archives section?
		The museum introduces schools to the history of written communication from clay mail to e-mail, and we have certain very special objects that will be of interest.
		Bring history alive for your pupils with Postal Museum loan boxes.
	www.bathpostalmuseum.org (159 words)

	Snail Mail Page 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Notes: They like a snail or e-mail resume.
		Notes: Fax or mail a letter of interest, they
		This information can not be reproduced in anyway.
	www.shoppingjobshere.com /members/snailmail.html (228 words)

	snail mail from FOLDOC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		(Or "snailmail", "smail" from "US Mail" via "USnail"; "paper mail").
		Note that the standard netiquette guidelines discourage this practice as a waste of bandwidth, since netters are quite unlikely to casually use postal addresses and if they really wanted your snail mail address they could always ask for it by e-mail.
		Nearby terms: snaf « SNAFU principle « snag « snail mail » SNAP » Snappy » Snappy Video Snapshot
	wombat.doc.ic.ac.uk /foldoc/foldoc.cgi?snail+mail (146 words)

	Dictionary of Computers - snail mail
		E-mail can deliver messages within minutes while conventional postal services take at least a day.
		One's postal address is therefore a 'snail mail address'.
		The national colours are taken from the Rusyn arms of 1848.
	www.tiscali.co.uk /reference/dictionaries/computers/data/m0045495.html (71 words)

	Snail-mail the Vatican (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		As far as I know, you still can't e-mail the bigwigs in the Vatican Offices.
		The Vatican's response to mail is glacial, if at all....
		When/If you write to the Vatican Offices, please try your pastor and local (Arch)Bishop first.
	www.icubed.com /~rpoe/snailvat.htm (321 words)

	What is snailmail? - A Word Definition From the Webopedia Computer Dictionary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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		Normal postal mail, where an actual physical letter or package is delivered.
		Snailmail is sometimes spelled as two separate words, snail mail.
	www.webopedia.com /TERM/S/snailmail.html (87 words)

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