Why is US Mail so slow now?
85477
It could be that fewer cities are sorting mail and have to travel further to a hub.  My intown mail goes to the next city (35 miles away) and then comes back to be delivered.  My hometown used to have a sorting station and now sends it 45 miles away.  It also could be that less people are using the post office, so the post office is hiring less carriers to compensate.
599814
if your ( or their) line is too slow , burn it onto cd and send via post.otherwiese , broadband should do it in an hour or so.
1087096
Nope! Sorry, once it has begun its' journey in cyber space, it is gone. Most emails can arrive at their destination in seconds.
366758
8-10 days, my packages get there in this timespan, use priority mail, i always use the flat rate boxes and stuff everything i can in them, one rate regardless of weight.  i ship two at a time because it is cheaper that sending a bigger no flat rate box.  but always use priority mail somebody above said not to use pririty mail but the flatrate is cheaper than no priority rate, might as well use it.  and 1 or 2 days is a long time to our men and women who may need something
89442
Indeed. A package to the UK from the US took longer to arrrive with DHL Express than one sent ordinary airmail through the ordinary US postal system (and cost a lot more)
881532
Nothing I get in the mail couldn't wait for Monday. I think it is a good idea, They might keep a small group to deliver special delivery mail for business, but raise the rates for Saturday delivery only. I think postage rates are pretty high as it is. I have cut down on mail I send because of it, I no longer send Christmas cards as an example.
1121399
it might be slow because yahoo has a lot of member connecting to it throughout the world and it could be slowing the server down or because your isp has a lot of users logged onto it.
110083
maybe you aren't getting mail
232115
It shouldn't take hours!  The delay would be caused by factors such as your mail server, any Internet traffic, and his mail server.  More than likely the messages are being queued on a mail server and not sent/received immediately.
904331
Use USPS priority mail, that's what I use, but don't forget to pack it well cuz the mail people don't give a damn about packages..☺
434292
If there policy was to deliver mail with insufficient postage, don't you think everyone would just use $0.37 stamps?\n\nOf course they have to send it back. Next time, go to www.usps.com to find out what the postage rate is if it has been a while since your last mailing. Besides, it was in the news when it happened.\n\nDon't vilify other people for your own mistakes. Just own up to it and move on with your life.
295146
Are you working in offline mode?  Also check your tools-options-Mail Setup-Send/Receive options.\n\nBut even better than that, check the MS Kbase or post your questions to the newsgroup.
258708
there has been a recent microsoft update which affected loads of peoples online mail accounts and were all having the same problem as you. if you go to microsoft.com and update to the latest patches then it should solve your problem.
691708
The answer is that your mailbox isn't receiving Jan 2006 emails but the spammers are sending emails dated Jan 2006.\n\nThe reason they do this is so that the emails appear at the top or the bottom of your inbox when they arrive (as most people sort their email into date order).
66442
Drive it there, it'll be quicker. However, it'll probably take a day or so with snail mail if you don't mail on Sunday.
1096819
I don't think there is a time limit.  I have mail in my inbox from 2001!
112333
Iv'e noticed that ANYTIME Yahoo is playing with anything that deals with Email (like when they added 'Answers' the mail slows down.. all you can do is just wait.