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It let's the mail carrier know that you have outgoing mail that needs to be delivery somewhere else.
No, the mailman is not required to pick up outgoing mail if there is no mail to deliver. You typically need to alert the postal service or leave the outgoing mail in your mailbox for the mailman to pick it up.
Yes, the noun 'mailbox' is a common noun; a general word for a receptacle for the public to place outgoing mail; a general word for a private receptacle for delivered incoming mail; a general word for a computer file for that receives incoming e-mail; a word for any mailbox of any kind.
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In the US, when the flag is up it means there is outgoing mail in the mailbox to be picked up by the letter carrier. This alerts the letter carrier to stop at the mailbox even if s/he has no incoming mail to leave for the addressee. When you get ready to mail a letter, leave it in the mailbox and raise the flag. When the letter carrier arrives s/he will take the mail you left in the mailbox, leave any mail s/he might have for you and lower the flag. The flag can also serve as an indication the letter carrier has come and left mail, but it's generally thought inconsiderate to use it for that purpose alone because if the letter carrier has no mail for you it forces him or her to make an unnecessary stop.
No you can not. The mailbox is for use of official mail that has gone through a post office only. I know of some instances that a mail carrier will not take mail from a box to be mailed if it does not have the name and address of the box owner on it. Meaning that you could not put your outgoing mail in someone elses box to be picked up.
Outgoing mail server (SMTP): smtp.charter.net
your mailbox!
He is the outgoing president. She put the letter in outgoing mail.
The best ways to prevent identity theft are to make sure you have a good shredder. Don't put any outgoing mail in your mailbox. Buy a mailbox that has a key. Purchase a credit monitoring program that alerts you when something is opened in your name.
smtp.myISP.net is for outgoing mail pop.myISP.net is for incoming mail