Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The plaintiffs served process only by mail pursuant to CPLR 312-a. The defendant did not return the acknowledgement. "The mailing of process pursuant to CPLR 312-a does not effect personal service * * * If the acknowledgment of receipt is not mailed or returned to the sender, the sender is required to effect personal service in another manner" (Matter of Shenko Elec. v Hartnett,
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