Postal problems from the UK

[DuncanS]

This has just appeared on the BBC website: Royal Mail 'cyber incident' hits overseas post so those waiting for discs sent via Royal Mail may have a longer wait

 

[Bill B]

When you realize how much our day to day life depends on information being passed around digitally from computer to computer, you also realize the epic, literal, meltdown our world would experience if something happened to bring it all down. Even scarier when there are people out there trying to make that very thing happen. Let's hope the resolution is quick.

 

[4-earredwonder]

This has just appeared on the BBC website: Royal Mail 'cyber incident' hits overseas post so those waiting for discs sent via Royal Mail may have a longer wait

Oh drat...just got a notice from Presto Music in the UK that my order was dispatched TODAY via Royal Mail!

In a separate incident today in the US:

The US as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grounded all flights following a computer malfunction - causing chaos across the US. Along with grounding all flights, the FAA paused all domestic flights until 9 am EST. More than 2,500 flights in and out of the US were delayed.

 

[JohnN]

Canada's air hazard notification system experiences brief disruption​

Nav Canada says it doesn't believe disruption is related to U.S. system outage​

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/notam-hazard-notificaion-system-canada-outage-1.6710616

 

[4-earredwonder]

This has just appeared on the BBC website: Royal Mail 'cyber incident' hits overseas post so those waiting for discs sent via Royal Mail may have a longer wait

THE GHOST IN THE MACHINE???????

 

[par4ken]

I'm still waiting for my last DV order, it usually doesn't take this long! At least it is nice to see that I'm not alone, I'll have to be patient a bit longer.

 

[DuncanS]

THE GHOST IN THE MACHINE???????

........ and not even a lone <unsavoury content removed> in sight!

 

[J. PUPSTER]

Just got a notice from a discogs seller in the UK last night that my order is delayed due to some postal issues, I'm assuming this is it

 

[4-earredwonder]

THE GHOST IN THE MACHINE???????

AT LEAST IT LETS US WEE LEPRECHAUNS OFF THE HOOK!

 

[atrocity]

When you realize how much our day to day life depends on information being passed around digitally from computer to computer, you also realize the epic, literal, meltdown our world would experience if something happened to bring it all down. Even scarier when there are people out there trying to make that very thing happen. Let's hope the resolution is quick.

Just wait until 2030...a lot of Y2K "remediation" consisted of simply moving the problem out until then.

 

[DuncanS]

AT LEAST IT LETS US WEE LEPRECHAUNS OFF THE HOOK!

..............enough to make your toes curl, I see it already has!

 

[DuncanS]

On a more serious note the problems with UK royal Mail continue Royal Mail hit by Russia-linked ransomware attack

 

[madscot]

I'm still waiting for my last DV order, it usually doesn't take this long! At least it is nice to see that I'm not alone, I'll have to be patient a bit longer.

I’m still receiving christmas cards, all of them posted at least a week before the 25th, was starting to think nobody liked me

 

[Owen Smith]

On a more serious note the problems with UK royal Mail continue Royal Mail hit by Russia-linked ransomware attack

What I never understand is why it takes so long to recover from ransomware attacks and why anyone ever considers paying. Any organisation should simply be able to restore from backups.

 

[privateuniverse]

A package that I've been waiting on from Burning Shed that was in the possession of the Royal Mail service on January 7th has finally made its way to New York. That only took three weeks! Hopefully that means that I will have it in the next couple of days. And hopefully this means that they have resolved all of the problems from their cyber attacks. Those next SDE discs are supposed to ship soon!

 

[J. PUPSTER]

A package that I've been waiting on from Burning Shed that was in the possession of the Royal Mail service on January 7th has finally made its way to New York. That only took three weeks! Hopefully that means that I will have it in the next couple of days. And hopefully this means that they have resolved all of the problems from their cyber attacks. Those next SDE discs are supposed to ship soon!

I also received a message today from a discogs seller I bought an item from, saying:

"Royal Mail have reinstated some of their international shipments, but not yet standard airmail."

 

[Tres Discrete]

A package that I've been waiting on from Burning Shed that was in the possession of the Royal Mail service on January 7th has finally made its way to New York. That only took three weeks! Hopefully that means that I will have it in the next couple of days. And hopefully this means that they have resolved all of the problems from their cyber attacks. Those next SDE discs are supposed to ship soon!

That flushing sound you hear is my Gilbert O’Sullivan SDE Series disc (shipped Jan. 10) arriving at a sorting facility in Flushing, NY

 

[Tribby2001]

Recently I have been experiencing very long delays of international mail originating from Japan (except from CDJapan) and the EU where the vast majority of my media purchases originate.. Specifically from Discog sellers shipping registered mail to me. I have never experienced any issues for decades until the last 2-3 months where trackable packages seem to get stuck in limbo where status updates on both sides of the ponds seem to show packages disappearing into a Bermuda Triangle. Neither side of the postal tracking systems seem to be able to clarify the issue. The package tracking never seems to be updated and remains in limbo.

Upon a cursory search I discovered what I believe may be the problem:

"The delays appear to largely stem from a new system the Postal Service began rolling out last fall that will eventually funnel all the nation's letters and packages through a consolidated network of 60 regional distribution centers — similar to the airlines' hub-and-spoke model."

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/20...ise-concerns-voting-2024-elections-rcna146479

“It is clear that there has been a quantifiable decline in service across several regions during and after the implementation of new facility types,” the commission wrote.

The commission notes that on-time performance is declining nationwide and that less than 85% of all first-class mail is arriving on time.

“The Postal Service and the commission have a duty to understand whether, and to what extent, the network changes are contributing to this decline before further deployment of the network changes,” the commission wrote.

https://federalnewsnetwork.com/agen...ransparency-in-reform-plan-after-mail-delays/

Personally I will be avoiding perusing USPS and use FedEx, UPS or DHL instead until this issue is resolved. At a higher cost to me, the consumer, of course.

 

[Imbobman]

Recently I have been experiencing very long delays of international mail originating from Japan (except from CDJapan) and the EU where the vast majority of my media purchases originate.. Specifically from Discog sellers shipping registered mail to me. I have never experienced any issues for decades until the last 2-3 months where trackable packages seem to get stuck in limbo where status updates on both sides of the ponds seem to show packages disappearing into a Bermuda Triangle. Neither side of the postal tracking systems seem to be able to clarify the issue. The package tracking never seems to be updated and remains in limbo.

Upon a cursory search I discovered what I believe may be the problem:

"The delays appear to largely stem from a new system the Postal Service began rolling out last fall that will eventually funnel all the nation's letters and packages through a consolidated network of 60 regional distribution centers — similar to the airlines' hub-and-spoke model."

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/20...ise-concerns-voting-2024-elections-rcna146479

“It is clear that there has been a quantifiable decline in service across several regions during and after the implementation of new facility types,” the commission wrote.

The commission notes that on-time performance is declining nationwide and that less than 85% of all first-class mail is arriving on time.

“The Postal Service and the commission have a duty to understand whether, and to what extent, the network changes are contributing to this decline before further deployment of the network changes,” the commission wrote.

https://federalnewsnetwork.com/agen...ransparency-in-reform-plan-after-mail-delays/

Personally I will be avoiding perusing USPS and use FedEx, UPS or DHL instead until this issue is resolved. At a higher cost to me, the consumer, of course.

Making life better by making it worse..........

 

[Bill B]

It's just a sign of the times
Going forward in reverse
Still, he who laughs last
Is just a hand in the bush