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For the last 30 years, I've used an Australian Post Office box as my official mailing address, and they just forward the mail to wherever I happen to be at the time.

It saves needing to update my details with everyone whenever I move.

But it's not really like DNS: my PO Box address isn't really any more memorable than a physical address, for instance.

There are commercial services that do the same thing in the US, at least.



This process/function costs money right? I’d also like to decouple my home address to for security reasons.

What’s the yearly cost for you? (I’m also from AU)


Auspost offers free "Parcel Collect" addresses for everyone who registers at auspost.com.au

It's approximately as good as a dedicated paid PO Box for my usage.

e.g. it's free for receiving stuff I dont want left outside on my front verandah.

I also use my Parcel Collect addresses for web service signup/registrations where I don't want to give out my actual home address.

When mail arrives waiting for me, they send an SMS and I go to the service counter of the post office and show the SMS code to collect.

It's easy to create multiple new Parcel Collect addresses at many Post Offices, on demand via the web portal.


Not the person you asked, but I've been doing the same for a few years.

The cost of a PO box seems to vary based on the location (and even the location within the Post Office if it's large). I pay ~$110 per year for the PO box.

My mail redirect is $165 a year.

Edit: didn't mention it, but I'm also in AU.


Yeah, it's not free.

My box (I have the smallest size) is $136, and the redirection is $160.

I dunno -- that sounds expensive, but it's like 80c a day, so it's kinda noise ...




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