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> That way my publicly visible "host name" wouldn't reveal where I actually live (makes it harder for burglars to find me) and if I move I only have to update m
by BrentOzar 8y ago
> That way my publicly visible "host name" wouldn't reveal where I actually live (makes it harder for burglars to find me) and if I move I only have to update my real physical location in one place (my "name server") rather than with everyone who wants to send me mail.
This part is done by mailbox companies like EarthClassMail.com. I've used them for years, and it's wonderfully convenient to have the same postal address despite moving all over the country. Plus, if you want, they'll open specific envelopes, deposit checks for you, scan stuff, etc. I love that because as a traveling consultant, I don't wanna wait until I get home to have checks go into my bank account.
Drawbacks: there's a latency and an expense involved with forwarding packages. I tend to not use it for packages, just for regular postal mail. Anytime someone asks for an address, they get my EarthClassMail one, because I probably don't want whatever they're mailing me anyway.
- lisper 8y agoSee my response here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19075900 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19075900
- goldenkey 8y agoYou couldnt paste a single sentence?
- lisper 8y agoThat had nothing to do with it. I didn't want to bifurcate the same topic into two branches of the discussion tree.
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- jshowa3 8y agoI don't think it would be advisable to deliver mail from point A to B directly, physically. It would be too inefficient since mail has to be sorted and is often sent to intermediate facilities to do this.
- codetrotter 8y agoForwarding is worse not because it prevents A -> B directly but because it forces all mail to additionally pass through the location of the forwarding address.
- jshowa3 8y agoWell, forwarding really isn't any different because standard, non-forwarded mail often goes to addresses where the recipient isn't present either. Forwarding just requires it. So its an extra stop (which is worse), but the concept is the same regardless of whether mail is forwarded or not.
- lisper 8y agoIf I move from California to New York I don't want mail sent to me from New York to have to go to California and back.