Mail is a means of delivery between characters, useful for getting an item to someone who is currently not nearby or available. The mailed item can be picked up by the recipient at their designated post office at any time.
Each character has their own unique randomly-assigned mailbox number, which anyone can send mail to. A character can publicly list their mailbox number along with their name at a post office by typing mail directory list. This will allow others to send mail to them by specifying their name (i.e. mail franklin) instead of specifying a mailbox number.
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How to send outgoing mail
- Go to a post office.
- Hold the item you wish to send in your right hand.
- Use the
mailcommand to specify which mailbox (or name, if listed in the mail directory) you wish to send to. Example:mail 555
How to retrieve incoming mail
- Go to a post office.
- Use the
checkcommand to check if you have any incoming mail. - Use the
retrievecommand to retrieve an incoming mail item by number.
Note: Remember to include your own mailbox number in your mailed communications, so the recipient knows which mailbox to reply to! You can write your mailbox number on a letter even if it's already been written on before (it will simply add to the end of the letter), or you can sign a letter to automatically put your name and mailbox number at the end - again, even if the letter has already been written on.
Mailbox Aliases
It is possible to set up mailbox aliases using the mail alias command.
For instance: mail alias greg 55 would mean that one could mail greg in order to send mail to mailbox 55.
Mail aliases can be cleared at any time by typing mail alias <name> clear.
Collect On Delivery (C.O.D.) orders
To send mail Collect On Delivery - which requires the recipient to pay the specified amount in order to receive the mailed item - use the following syntax: mail <recipient> cod:<amount>
For example: mail 255 cod:1500 would mail the held item to mailbox 255, with a C.O.D. amount of 1,500 riln.
The sender can check on whether any C.O.D. fees are ready to collect at the post office.
If a C.O.D. delivery has not been paid for within 7 days, the item will be returned to the sender, who can check for it at the post office just like any other mail.
