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The term for hosting my "corporate" domain is coming to an end, so I am trying to figure out how to switch hosting companies to a company where I host my "experimental" domain. It's not as easy as it might sound; then again, maybe I'm making it more complicated than it should be.

I've been using webmail through Fastmail for several years, at their premium level. During that time, there've been a couple of outages (and if there's anything that'll underscore the importance of email for someone who does business over the 'net, it's an outage!), but in general, I have nothing else to complain about. In fact, the folks at Fastmail were happy to tell me what had to be done for mail addressed to my "corporate" domain to arrive at their servers (and in my web account), which is very convenient.

However, if I switch hosting companies, I'll have to do <something> to set things right. So, I've just emerged from a marathon session attempting to send the right people the right queries. I tell you, it's a struggle trying to navigate through automated support systems (Fastmail even turns around, after you send email to their support team, with an email that routes you through their automated system!).

Hopefully, all of these issues will be decided in a reasonable time frame, as my corporate hosting account expires in about 10 days.

Cheers...

While it occurs to me...

Here's a hypothetical for you:

You routinely rip music CDs that you have purchased to MP3 so that you can listen to the music on a portable player. Subsequently, your apartment is broken into and your CDs are stolen. Are you obligated to destroy the MP3s? Why or why not?

Variant 2: A fire destroys your CD collection. Are you obligated to destroy the MP3s? Why or why not?

Another hypothetical:

It is fairly easy to construct a device that uses infrared-emitting LEDs to cause one's face to show up as a white blob on standard suveillance system cameras, making facial identification impossible. Should wearing such a device on a public street be considered an offense? Why or why not?

Additional blue books are available at the back of the room, next to that 55-gallon drum of grog with the ladle hanging off the rim.

Cheers...