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#chatmail might be a new way to deliver email but it's not a new way to deliver mail :)

"Poste restante" or "general delivery" or "waiting mail" is a mode where one can send a message to a name or, in some countries, pseudonym, @ a post office address and then someone else can come and get it, showing their name or pseudonym (passphrase). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poste_re…

Curious, which of you know/have used the poste restante mode of delivering postal mail at one point in your life?

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  • used "poste restante" delivery multiple times (6%, 14 votes)
  • Used poste restante once (3%, 8 votes)
  • Heard of it but didn't use (27%, 65 votes)
  • Never heart of it. (62%, 146 votes)
233 voters. Poll end: 2 weeks ago

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Martina Neumayer
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Martina Neumayer
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It was very popular in Europe back in 60's, 70's and even 80's. When people were somewhere far from their homes at vacations, then they used it pretty often. The post office where I used to use it, still have this service up and running.
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Venelles
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Venelles
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I had a fake company address in Paris years ago where they would scan letters received and email them to me.
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