How do I open a post box / mail drop in Austria? Can I do this
remotely -- without going to Austria. I'm not an an Austrian resident.
 I live in England.  I'm an Amercian citizen.

Dear slugmeister,

To open a post box in Austria, it is necessary that you appear in
person at an Austrian post office. As a private individual, you will
have to show a valid ID card. If you're opening the post box for a
company, you will also have to bring a cerified excerpt from the
Austrian commercial register - however, since you are obviously not a
representative of a company registered in Austria, only the terms
applying to private individuals are interesting for you.

Unfortunately, there is absolutely no option to open a post box in
Austria remotely.


Austrian Mail Service: FAQ - Post Offices (in German)
http://app.post.at/faq/index.php?cat=23

Regards,
Scriptor

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Request for Answer Clarification by slugmeister-ga on 11 Nov 2005 15:17 PST

Okay, I understand what you've said about getting an official post
box, but as an alternative are there Mailboxes Etc type services
available?

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Clarification of Answer by scriptor-ga on 11 Nov 2005 16:15 PST

Unfortunately not. In Austria, services of this kind are still a
national monopoly of the Post AG, a former national agency that has
been privatized.

Regards,
Scriptor