I use Fastmail

Which is now run by Opera from Norway. If you use their web interface it does not carry your IP address. You could set up an account with some random name, use it to register, then close it. Others have done much the same. If you do decide to do this, after you send the request (with nick and p/w) post here to confirm so I'll know it's from you. Shouldn't be much of a problem. Advantages: you can post during "locked down" periods when we require authentication in the face of threatened attacks, and you can post links and links to images. You can also have a sigpic, but I don't think you've ever had one on BC so that may not be of interest to you. We trust our registered posters not to misuse the image links, but since they don't automatically open it's optional to anyone simply to not open them if they have any concern. Somersault