Commentary for Shabbat 37:7

והאמרת רישא אין משלחין לא קשיא הא דקביע בי דואר במתא והא דלא קביע בי דואר במתא:

— There is no difficulty: in the one case a post office is permanently located in the town,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Of the addressee. Then letters may be sent, even if the fee was not stipulated, providing that the messenger can reach the post office or the nearest house in that town before the Sabbath. ');">¹³</span> in the other case a post office is not permanently located in the town.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Rashi: then one must not send if the fee was not stipulated, as he may go searching for him on the Sabbath. ');">¹⁴</span>

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