If no fee is specified and there is no established postal agent (beit dvar) in town, from which day of the week is it permitted to send a letter with a non-Jew?
Synopsis
Without a specified fee and without an established postal agent, the Mechaber prohibits sending even from Sunday. The Rema permits sending on Thursday or earlier, relying on authorities who hold that sufficient lead time before Shabbat eliminates the prohibition.
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