The Natural Philosopher wrote:
An elderly friend is going abroad over Christmas for 5 weeks to visit
family, and wants to know what to do about his letterbox, which wont
hold 5 weeks of mail and would rather give the game away if left stuffed
with weeks old letters.

Poste Restante seems to only hold mail for two weeks.

What are the alternatives?


He needs to check his home insurance too. Many policies only cover
absences of 30 days. Having someone go in to check the place is normally
classed as sufficient by insurers.