Also, address validation in web forms is often "stupid".
Imagine a system for a service that disallows PO boxes.
Now imagine the address you're trying to input is on "Post Office Rd"
NOW imagine trying to explain that to support.
Their solution was to submit a paper form.
My solution was to input "
Since I did address database software for public libraries for a couple of
decades Addresses are complicated.
In North American (USA & Canada) there are approximately 80,000
localities, counties, states and federal addressing authorities (mostly
local building and planning departments)
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*From: *"Mike Lewinski via NANOG"
*To: *nanog@nanog.org
*Sent: *Thursday, May 30, 2024 1:58:20 PM
*Subject: *RE: Correcting national address databases?
On May 30, 2024, at 10:12 AM, Christopher Paul via NANOG
wrote:
>
> I propose that there be a national LDAP service, with
According to Mike Lewinski via NANOG :
>On May 30, 2024, at 10:12 AM, Christopher Paul via NANOG
>wrote:
>>
>> I propose that there be a national LDAP service, with OUs for each zipcode
>> (ou=20500,dc=us,dc=gov). A household could register at USPS.gov and then be
>> given
>> write access to a
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http://www.midwest-ix.com
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From: "Mike Lewinski via NANOG"
To: nanog@nanog.org
Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2024 1:58:20 PM
Subject: RE: Correcting national address databases?
On May 30, 2024, at 10:12 AM, Christopher Paul via NANOG
On May 30, 2024, at 10:12 AM, Christopher Paul via NANOG
wrote:
>
> I propose that there be a national LDAP service, with OUs for each zipcode
> (ou=20500,dc=us,dc=gov). A household could register at USPS.gov and then be
> given
> write access to a household OU ("ou=1600 Pennsylvania Ave
> NW
On 5/30/24 08:53, Mike Lewinski via NANOG wrote:
Another issue is that Amazon (and possibly other online retailers) are charging
me and my neighbors excess sales tax based on the ZIP code associated with a
town I do not live in. There's a way to complain and have it reversed for
every sing
That postal database is especially problematic for those who live in rural
areas with no postal delivery. We need a better database system than the one
that USPS maintains because it affects a wider range of services.
Two years ago I moved to a house with no postal service, so I got a PO box in
Visit your local post office ask for the postmaster.
They can’t fix it but should have a form to correct the database used by almost
all shippers in the U.S. unfortunately may take 6 months to propagate changes.
Can also call 1-800-275-8777 but usually local postmaster is helpful.
> On May 29,
Bill is correct, you can check it at:
https://tools.usps.com/zip-code-lookup.htm?byaddress
On 5/29/24 8:17 PM, William Herrin wrote:
On Wed, May 29, 2024 at 4:12 PM Aaron C. de Bruyn via NANOG
wrote:
I'm guessing someone in the community has experience dealing with this.
About 3 years ago my
On Wed, May 29, 2024 at 4:12 PM Aaron C. de Bruyn via NANOG
wrote:
> I'm guessing someone in the community has experience dealing with this.
>
> About 3 years ago my street got typo'd in some sort of national database of
> addresses. Two characters were transposed. i.e. "Mian St" vs "Main St".
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