The owner behind the website has also cataloged some of his correspondence with people who failed to realize milk.com was not dairy-related[0], some of which are very entertaining.

[0] https://milk.com/experiments/

I used to have microsoft@<isp> as an email address, and would occasionally get complaints about blue screens or other Windows related issues. People did not know how email worked in that time.

I really enjoyed reading those actually.

Some are funny, but it shows how 'trusting' some people are. It seems like mailing is a kind of harmless game (they actually shared addresses with strangers).

I hope/think most people are more cautious nowadays :)

Thanks! Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately) the internet has grown up, and it's been a long time since someone has sent bona fide misdirected mail to the site.

The buyer for this domain isn't in the milk business, they're in the technology business. Few names worth US$ 10M or higher, Milk.com is one of them.

You think? It certainly keeps the low-ball speculators away, but if it were to sell do you really think it would get $10MM?

Thanks! It's arguably in need of update, but it still seems to get the job done.

Imagine being so fortunate in life that you can sit on your website for hundreds of thousands, if not millions, simply because you "like the name". That's life changing money for me.

For me too. Yes I am fortunate in multiple regards.

I mean, I really would sell for $10MM. But I think I'd be giving someone a real steal for (much) less. Like, sure, I could use $100,000, but does that mean I should sell a more-valuable asset that I happen to own for that little? If so, why?

To answer that question, ask yourself if you would buy milk.com for $100 000. Probably not, I'd wager. The only reason to not sell is the hope that you might get more for it in the future.

I also wouldn't buy milk.com for $2000. Does that mean I should sell it for $2000?

In any case, there is also a time / hassle reason to not sell: It would mean the loss of the only personal email domain I've used since 1994, and that would make for a _lot_ of updating (and crossing of fingers hoping I didn't miss something important).