Just an update - still using Virtual Post Mail now since my post last June, it's worked out very well, I haven't had a single problem and while my volume isn't all that high, everything seems to work out well and the physical stuff I've had forwarded seems to work like clockwork. Again, this was the only service I've used after researching a bunch of them but I don't see any reason why I'd want to leave.

The only thing I could nit pick is that at certain times of the day, which I'm guessing to be peak periods, the web site can be a little slow to display pages and whatnot. Not terrible but not as snappy if you happen to check during more anti-social hours.

I like them to the point of worrying about the longevity - not that they have given any signs of going away, but it's something I've come to completely depend on and not worry about and I'm more than happy to be paying indefinitely to have that level of comfort and reliability.