Category Archives: Mail

Facebook Will Verify the Physical Location of Ad Buyers with Paper Postcards

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It’s not a great solution, but it’s something: The process of using postcards containing a specific code will be required for advertising that mentions a specific candidate running for a federal office, Katie Harbath, Facebook’s global director of policy programs, said. The requirement will not apply to issue-based political ads, she said. "If you run an ad mentioning a candidate,… Continue reading Facebook Will Verify the Physical Location of Ad Buyers with Paper Postcards→

PayPal phish asks to verify transactions—don’t do it

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We take a look at a batch of fake PayPal emails asking potential victims to visit a so-called resolution center to address unverified transactions.
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Retrotechtacular: Reading and Sorting Mail Automatically

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We often read about the minicomputers of the 1960s, and see examples of their use in university research laboratories or medium-sized companies where they might have managed the accounts. It’s tempting though to believe that much of the world in those last decades of the analogue era remained untouched by computing, only succumbing in the decade of the microcomputer, or of the widespread use of the Internet.

What could be more synonymous with the pre-computing age than the mail system? Hundreds of years of processing hand-written letters, sorted by hand, transported by horses, boats, railroads and then motor transport, then …read more

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Cloud-Based Mail Backup and Recovery with Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365

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To help you always remain in control of your data, Veeam has developed a solution that allows you to mitigate the risk of losing access to your Exchange Online email data and ensure availability to your users. Meet the new Veeam Backup for Microsoft Of… Continue reading Cloud-Based Mail Backup and Recovery with Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365→

Cloud-Based Mail Backup and Recovery with Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365

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To help you always remain in control of your data, Veeam has developed a solution that allows you to mitigate the risk of losing access to your Exchange Online email data and ensure availability to your users. Meet the new Veeam Backup for Microsoft Of… Continue reading Cloud-Based Mail Backup and Recovery with Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365→

Waiting For A Letter? This IoT Mailbox Will Tell You Exactly When It Arrives.

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If you’re waiting for a much sought-after letter, checking your mailbox every five minutes can be a roller-coaster of emotion — not to mention time-consuming. If you fall into this trap, Hackaday.io user [CuriosityGym] as whipped up a mailbox that will send off an email once the snail-mail arrives.

The project uses an Arduino Uno, an ESP 8266 wifi module, and an idIoTware shield board — making specific use of its RGB LED and light dependent resistor(LDR). Configuring the RGB LED on the idIoTware board to a steady white light sets the baseline for the LDR, and when …read more

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Waiting For A Letter? This IoT Mailbox Will Tell You Exactly When It Arrives.

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If you’re waiting for a much sought-after letter, checking your mailbox every five minutes can be a roller-coaster of emotion — not to mention time-consuming. If you fall into this trap, Hackaday.io user [CuriosityGym] as whipped up a mailbox that will send off an email once the snail-mail arrives.

The project uses an Arduino Uno, an ESP 8266 wifi module, and an idIoTware shield board — making specific use of its RGB LED and light dependent resistor(LDR). Configuring the RGB LED on the idIoTware board to a steady white light sets the baseline for the LDR, and when …read more

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