Right, but not a lot from one place. I think their acceptable use would be under 30 or 40 hits a day from one IP, but if they get thousands, I think someone might contact you. They have some kind of published Acceptable Use policy on the site don't they? If not, then I guess you are in the clear.
Bob On Nov 30, 2010, at 4:09 PM, Peter Haworth wrote: > USPS has a zip code lookup feature on their web site and seems like they > would expect a lot of people using it.... > > Pete Haworth > > On Nov 30, 2010, at 2:14 PM, Bob Sneidar wrote: > >> Also be advised that too many hits from one place may result in alarms going >> off. It may have changes since I thought about doing this way back when, but >> they offered this site as a way for the every day user to get a zip+4, not >> for a commercial app to do it on the cheap as a way to avoid paying for the >> zip+4 database, which back then at least they charged you for. >> >> Bob >> >> >> On Nov 27, 2010, at 12:50 PM, stephen barncard wrote: >> >>> If you want to do it the 'right' way you might consider getting an API >>> key....then you can be sure it will continuously work - screen scraping may >>> fail if they change the website. >>> >>> The USPS appears to have extensive APIs available - looks like it talks >>> XML.. >>> >>> http://www.usps.com/webtools/address.htm >>> >>> http://www.usps.com/webtools/htm/Development-Guide-v3-0b.htm >>> >>> >>> >>> On 27 November 2010 09:53, James Hurley <jhurley0...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: >>> >>>> I sent this message a while back, but I suspect it got lost in the >>>> RunRev-LiveCode changeover. >>>> >>>> At the USPS web site (http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/) it is possible by >>>> entering the street address, the city and the state to obtain the 9 digit >>>> zip code for that address. >>>> >>>> This may be naive, but is it possible to do this from within LiveCode by >>>> script? >>>> >>>> Jim >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> use-livecode mailing list >>>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >>>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>>> subscription preferences: >>>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> >>> Stephen Barncard >>> San Francisco Ca. USA >>> >>> more about sqb <http://www.google.com/profiles/sbarncar> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> use-livecode mailing list >>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>> subscription preferences: >>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription >> preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode