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For those who DO NOT want those nonsense spam mail. Here is the golden tip on how to get those mail OUT of your mailbox. Credits to MrBrown! https://www.facebook.com/mrbrownlah/posts/1129610207088862 Recently, SingPost said in a CNA report that most residents welcomed the junk mail in their mailbox, judging from low response to their Opt-Out scheme. To which many residents replied, "Har? Got such thing meh? Can opt out? Where got? Where?" It seems there is an online form buried deep inside their Contact Page. Here is how you can opt out: 1. Visit the Singpost site and tear your hair out looking for an Opt-Out of Junk Mail link. 2. Finally find it at: http://www.singpost.com/contact-us/service-enquiry 3. For "Service Type", choose "Postal" 4. For "Category", choose "Advertising Mail" 5. For Sub-category, choose "OPT-OUT Service" Then you can fill out the special form to get an orange No Admail sticker to paste on your mailbox! contrary to what they say hahahahaaha You've got junk mail: SingPost says most residents welcome advertising material While SingPost offers a service allowing residents a choice to opt out of receiving advertising mail, few households have signed up for it. By Lim Jia Qi Posted 21 Nov 2016 11:29 Updated 22 Nov 2016 10:38 Just 0.8 per cent of 1.2 million Singapore households have opted out of receiving advertising mail, says SingPost. SINGAPORE: While some residents might complain about their mailbox being clogged up with promotional offers, furniture catalogues and discounts from food establishments, such advertising material is welcomed by most residents, SingPost told Channel NewsAsia. That could explain why only 0.8 per cent of the 1.2 million Singapore households have chosen to opt out of receiving unaddressed advertisements. The service – introduced in 2006 – was provided for residents who prefer not to receive advertising mail. Residents can either call SingPost or apply through its website and an orange “No Admail” sticker will be attached to the back of the letterbox. “From our data, most of the residents in Singapore welcome the catalogues and discount coupons they receive in their mailboxes,” said a SingPost spokesperson last week. “We also understand that there are residents who may prefer not to receive these free mailers so, to respect their wishes, we provide them an opt-out option,” the spokesperson added. RISING DEMAND FOR DOOR-TO-DOOR DISTRIBUTIONResidents who have opted out of receiving admail from SingPost will have an orange "No Admail" sticker attached to the back of the letterbox. (Photo: SingPost) But while most residents still take delivery of advertising material from SingPost, the increasing use of mailboxes with anti-junk mail features is presenting problems for flyer distribution companies. This has forced them to adopt a different delivery strategy as more households block their mailboxes. Alibaba Printing’s sales and marketing manager Chris Tan said that more companies which want to distribute advertising material are choosing door-to-door over letterbox distribution, although the former option is more expensive. Since 2009, his company has seen a 10 per cent increase in door-to-door deliveries. “Our clients feel that they can reach their customers more effectively through door-to-door distribution. It'll be faster to get to customers, especially for businesses that have new launches,” said Mr Tan. “For example, there is a new restaurant and they need to target the residents within a certain time frame. They will look for us to distribute flyers rather than using a digital platform.” Citypost Asia’s executive director Victor Ho estimated that a small minority of letterboxes are now accessible to companies like his, forcing him to switch focus to door-to-door distribution in 2009. “Only 15 per cent of the letterboxes are accessible. How do you distribute?” said Mr Ho. “Door-to-door is more effective because the households can receive it and they can have a look at the flyers, instead of putting it at the letterbox (where) they will just take them and throw away without looking at it,” he added. But some residents that Channel NewsAsia spoke to said they find these flyers to be a turn-off as more of such material is stuck into front gates or pushed under doors. “I think it’s fine to receive the mail in my letterbox. But for the mail that is at the door, I do find it quite annoying. Because when there are too many flyers, it messes up the outlook of the house,” said Pasir Ris resident Nur Fitriah, 27. Mohamed Faiz, 32, agreed, saying that such material is a waste of resources. “It doesn’t serve much purpose. I feel it's more junk mail when it’s at my door rather than useful information. Because (for) most of the things we can get it from Internet, not flyers. Flyers are just a waste of resources; we just throw them away,” he said. Recognising that some residents do not like flyers being stuffed randomly, distributor Lim Yuan Hua said that he makes an effort to place the marketing material in the gate hinges and not dirty the surroundings. "I’ll fold the flyers and I will slot them in the gap of the metal gate. For letterboxes, I'll just use my bare hands to do from left to right so as to avoid any scratches on the letterboxes," said the 28-year-old. "Sometimes residents will complain and say ‘Hey, why are you putting junk mail at my doorstep?’ So what I will do is I’ll go back to the unit and take back the flyer and just walk away." TOWN COUNCILS PROVIDING BOXES FOR FLYERS To help residents manage the problem, Pasir Ris-Punggol Town Council started a pilot project in 2011 by distributing a few hundred containers to its residents. Residents can choose to attach the container to their gate to collect flyers. The town council’s spokesperson Regina Ang said it started the initiative after receiving feedback from residents about flyers stuck in their gates or strewn along common corridors. “We noticed that some residents solved the problem by hanging a plastic container or basket at their gate to collect these flyers. We also noticed that with such receptacles, the common corridors looked neater without flyers strewn on the floor or having them stuck at the gate,” said Ms Ang, adding that the town council has since distributed a flyer box to all households in the constituency. The response was so well-received that Nee Soon GRC started a similar initiative in 2014 for its 57,000 households.Pasir Ris-Punggol Town Council provides a box for each household in its constituency to collect flyers. (Photo: Lim Jia Qi) Said the town council’s spokesperson Pauline Kwa: “The rationale is to minimise unsightly flyers being stuffed between the gates, under the doors or strewn along corridors. This also reduces the risk of residents slipping on these flyers, and lightens the workload of our cleaners. It is also more convenient for residents in clearing the items in the boxes.” But for some residents like Mr Ng, he hopes that the authorities can do something to address the problem. “The flyers are a nuisance. The authorities should do something about it. Currently, there is a Personal Data Protection Act to prevent consumers from receiving any telemarketing messages. This should include flyer distribution,” said the Choa Chu Kang resident. - CNA/jq

Exposed: The secret powerhouse processing millions in global fraud http://money.cnn.com/2016/09/22/news/companies/pacnet-investigation/index.html?iid=hp-toplead-intl dtd 22 Sep 2016 Editor's Note: Today, a Canadian payment processor named PacNet became one of the many targets of an unprecedented crackdown on global mail fraud, which will be announced later today by Attorney General Loretta Lynch. CNNMoney, which is exclusively breaking the news of this action, has spent months digging into this little-known company and the shadowy world of global mail fraud. Our investigation is below: The frauds rake in millions from the sick and elderly -- leaving them with nothing. This is a story about the little-known company that cashes the checks. And it happens victim by victim. ------------------------------------------------- As you read on (it is a very long article) it is sad to find out that many of the victims are the sick and elderly who spent their retirement funds paying fraudsters who obtained payment via this Canadian company called PacNet. Will these victims get at least some of their money back?

Mail sent to Pulau Ubin by drone in world-first SingPost trial The 2-kilometer test flight from Lorong Halus to the island off Singapore's north-eastern coast took 5 minutes, and carried a payload of a letter as well as T-shirt in a packet, SingPost said. POSTED: 08 Oct 2015 08:49 PHOTOS A SingPost drone successfully makes a 2km mail run from the mainland to Pulau Ubin. (Photo: SingPost) Enlarge Caption 50 4 14 Email More A A SINGAPORE: Mail delivered in flight, with not a postman in sight? The first step toward making this a daily reality was taken after Singapore Post successfully trialled a mail run from mainland Singapore to Pulau Ubin - the first time in the world a postal service has successfully used an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for point-to-point recipient-authenticated mail delivery. The last-mile mail and packet drone delivery from Lorong Halus to Pulau Ubin trial was successfully completed as part of a joint development between SingPost and the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA), the postal service provider announced on Oct 8 (Thursday). The 2-kilometer test flight took 5 minutes, and carried a payload of a letter as well as T-shirt in a packet, SingPost said. The drone was built upon the Pixhawk Steadidrone platform by IDA Labs, and is tailored for use in a challenging environment like Singapore, SingPost said in a press release. The drone is equipped with enhanced safety features, and comes with a prototype app designed with security and verification features to ensure mail reaches its intended recipient. It has the capacity to carry a payload of up to half a kilogramme, fly at a height of up to 45 metres and travel for 2.3km. The focus of the flight was to test the drone technology and safety boundaries. "SingPost’s exploration of the drone technology is a move to provide enhanced end-to-end solutions to facilitate urban logistics as well as tap on the burgeoning eCommerce growth in Asia Pacific," the postal operator added. "LITERALLY AIMING FOR THE SKY" Added IDA Managing Director Jacqueline Poh: “The successful conclusion of this trial shows how SingPost is thinking out of the box and its willingness to expand its traditional mail delivery model in innovative ways. "Although it will be a while before it is viable for drone mail delivery to take off in Singapore, taking into consideration commercial and safety factors; this first step by SingPost and IDA demonstrates what Singapore is trying out with our Smart Nation vision – to have the various parts of our ecosystem collaborate, experiment with new ways of doing things, and in the process, literally aim for the sky with new technology." Said Dr Bernard Leong, Head of Digital Services at SingPost: “There is immense potential in UAV technology for last-mile mail and ecommerce delivery. As SingPost transforms into an eCommerce logistics enabler, we will continue to collaborate with industry leaders and chart new frontiers. "Not only do we want to enable or accelerate eCommerce, we hope to contribute towards building Singapore into a Smart Nation, where technology improves the quality of lives. We seek continuous exploration to break new ground, innovate and harness technology to bring end-to-end solutions that matter to our customers.” The multi-agency Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Committee facilitated this trial. Said its Chairman, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Transport Pang Kin Keong: “The UAS Committee has been encouraging and discussing with public and private sector organisations on innovative uses of UAS, and facilitating such trials. The technology opens up numerous exciting possibilities which could help us enhance operational productivity, efficiency and effectiveness.” SingPost said the trial drone flight was conducted with permissions and cooperation from IDA, the Ministry of Transport, Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, Republic of Singapore Air Force as well as the Singapore Police Force. - CNA/es http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/business/mail-sent-to-pulau-ubin/2177406.html

Dear gurus i have a imap account Gmail, and a singnet account (pop3) in mail app across several iOS devices. whenever i delete an email on my phone, my iPad still gets the same deleted e-mail that i have deleted. so does my mac as well. is there a way to "sync" across this deletion through out the devices that i have?

Stumbled across this while surfing youTube. Singapore Video: Taiwan Video:

Any one can recommend reliable and responsive provider?

Hi, anyone got order something n sent from UK to SG via Royal Mail International Signed For? Normally how long it takes to b delivered this way ah? Thanks

Got this in my email and first look, wondering why a undertaking co, going into property...surely got enfu bodies to handle/.... then read again, knn...not TONG AIK, but TiONG AIK..... [laugh] i am tired...need a break. too many MCF misleaders

Been trying to login Yahoo Mail to send important message, but there is a pop up message saying "Yahoo Mail is now faster.......................................................................... ...... Click Yes, or No." Either way also cannot jalan. What happened??? :angry: :angry: :angry: Anyone facing same issues.

Hi guys, Desperate liao, I purchased some stuff from US last month and the package was sent out by USPS but they missed out my unit number! The mailing address only reflected my block and postal code. I stay in a HDB by the way. Any bros have this experience and what are the options available for me to receive this package? thanks and much appreciated.

have you got yours?

I was cruising at 100-110 km/h and got stopped at a roadblock driving in to Malacca. They say I sped at 130km/h. I ask for proof but they ignore me and ask for my driving license. Shortly thereafter (1 min), they return my driving license and say "we mail the speeding ticket to you". I then drive off. Do they really mail the ticket to my home ? My driving license has no mailing address. Do they can access to our particulars ?

Receive an e-mail (yahoo) and using my iPhone to open up to check the content. WTF, it secretly copied all my friends e-mail addresses in it. Several friends had called and ask what I was sending to them. I informed that I did not send any e-mails out to anyone with regards to some shopping information and sales........ So beware of unknown mails you receive before opening to check the contents ......

From Raphael Kamara Hello Dear Good day to you. It is our pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I and my sister intend to establish in your country. I am Raphael Kamara and my sister Juliet. Although we have not met with you before but I believe, you will regard us as your friend and treat this message urgently. We are writing you in absolute confidence to seek your assistance to transfer the sum of Fifteen million, United State Dollars USD ($15,000,000.00) which our late father deposited in a bank here in Ivory Coast. He wanted to used this money for his political reason in our Country before he was assassinated on his out Political campaign with our mother. Now I and my sister have decided to invest these money in a country were there is no political war because we don't want to experience what we have past through in the past again. We want to transfer these funds for investment in your country. That was why I felt happy when I saw your contact because I strongly believe that by the grace of God you will help me invest this money wisely. We are ready to pay 20% of the total amount to you if you can help us to manage this money another 10% as annual interest to you especially for securing the money for us which you will strongly have absolute control over. We are honorably seeking your assistance in the following ways: (1) To provide a bank account into which this money would be transferred. (2) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am only 23years. (3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and to secure a resident permit in your country. I await your soonest response for more details. Respectfully Raphael and Julliet

PRAY PRAY FOR ME. In the fit of disgust, I email to MR Malboro Man or Marble man. I wrote to him about his housing policy. He has yet to reply but it was already a week ago. I am not sure if his ministry is checking on me. If I go to jail please dont send flowers JUST help sell flag for donation to get me a GOOD LAWYER preferrable L & L firm. keeping fingers and toes cross. Anybody got similar experience before. PS the last time i wrote to PM his press secretary wrote to me. Subsequently met him personally which was at a dinner function that we had to attend.

HBD flats used to be - junk mails into letter box hdb upgrade mail box so that only postman with master key can put letters into the mail box NOW direct mailers - place flyers on door - litter all over corriders junk mails in the letter box delivered by Singapore POST I realised that SingPost is smarter than i think, they have literally cornered the junk mail market at our expense we indirectly paid for the upgrade of the letter box wrote to SingPost - no reply so far please offer constructive suggestions

I thought you would want to know about this e-mail virus. Even the most advanced programs from Norton or McAfee cannot take care of this one. It appears to affect those who were born prior to 1965. Symptoms: 1. Causes you to send the same e-mail twice. Done that! 2. Causes you to send a blank e-mail ! That too! 3. Causes you to send e-mail to the wrong person. Yep! 4. Causes you to send it back to the person who sent it to you. Who me? 5. Causes you to forget to attach the attachment. Well fooey! 6. Causes you to hit 'SEND' before you've finished. Oh no - not again! 7. Causes you to hit 'DELETE' instead of 'SEND.' and I just hate that! 8. Causes you to hit 'SEND' when you should 'DELETE.' Oh No! IT IS CA LLED THE 'C-NILE VIRUS.' Have you been stricken by it yet?

hi all, received an sms from"Yahoo!mail" claiming that i won $$ in the Yahoo!2008 special program winners. where can i confirm this sms? any body able to help/advise. thanks

as above, any expert can help as i am transfering the message from my old office laptop to a new lappy, but i can't using the method of importing or exporting.. any easy way?

Hello everyone, Sent some documents via registered air mail to London tru' SingPost on 28 July. Its been 23 days and the recipient in London has not received the documents. Called SingPost and they need to "investigate". Has anyone had such an encounter before?

Anyone having trouble reading your Gmail ?

for the past 2 days, i receive this junk mail from MCF Admin. 'SANITISE YOUR CAR'S AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FOR JUST S$29.90' can you kindly remove me from your mailing as I do not need to sanitise my car air con

Since early this yr, united states postal service had decided to stop providing surface mail/parcel services, are you affected by this action? I am affected, as my small US base suppliers are no longer able to ship my order via surface parcels(normally packed in 15kg per parcel).Shipping via air cargoes or air parcels will cost me four time more in freight charges[sweatdrop] . The only alternative is via 20ft container and will take me few decades to clear all of them . Even if I can clear them, the storage fee kill me

Dear MCF admin, Can you please remove that stupid verbal voice when we have a new PM? It is horribly annoying and sometimes it just plain irritating when I forgot to lower my speaker and I heard that damn voice the first thing I come into MCF in the middle of the night. Or is there an option to off that thing? Why put such tasteless feature in the first place? Have you heard that voice? "yeah..I have mail, Yeah I have mail" and some other variations. I really don't need that. I can see for myself that there is new PM..thank you very much.

Received an LTA letter yesterday. Thought kena summon liao! Quickly tear open. Chey.... its a package containing a car decal, a booklet and brochure on the new bus lane scheme. Anyone else received it? I only like the decal, think it can serve as road tax holder too. Other than that, the rest can throw. How come LTA willing to spend on this ah? Maybe next time new speed cam they will also mass mail too... haha.