Re: World Address Info
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2003
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 52316
interpreted = N
texte = >In Australia there is no STANDARD form for mailing purposes, >technically, you only need the street address plus the postcode. >That is the beauty of postcodes, it tells you which postal area >within the country. > >Strangely I have never had any mail addressed to anywhere in the >world returned to me because I have not addressed it as per that >country's convention ........ I'm not surprised about this. Many countries will not return an international letter when it is addressed improperly. Instead it gets disposed of in the destination country. Your international mail will almost always get delivered even if it does not have the proper local address forma, provided that the required information is on the address somewhere. But in countries like the USA where computers read the addresses, if the computer fails to recognize the destination because of an improperly formatted address, it will plop that letter into a "manual sort" box. Then things proceed more slowly ... It can take an extra few days or so before someone manually reads the address on your "manual sort" letter, then generates a computer-readable label and sticks it onto your letter. Once this is done, your letter gets placed back into the system so the computer can read the special label. Only then does your letter continue on its way. This creates a definite delay, but the letter still gets there eventually. -- Sincerely, Kenneth Grome ------------------------------------------------------------- Outsource your WebDNA programming for $18 an hour or less! ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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>In Australia there is no STANDARD form for mailing purposes, >technically, you only need the street address plus the postcode. >That is the beauty of postcodes, it tells you which postal area >within the country. > >Strangely I have never had any mail addressed to anywhere in the >world returned to me because I have not addressed it as per that >country's convention ........ I'm not surprised about this. Many countries will not return an international letter when it is addressed improperly. Instead it gets disposed of in the destination country. Your international mail will almost always get delivered even if it does not have the proper local address forma, provided that the required information is on the address somewhere. But in countries like the USA where computers read the addresses, if the computer fails to recognize the destination because of an improperly formatted address, it will plop that letter into a "manual sort" box. Then things proceed more slowly ... It can take an extra few days or so before someone manually reads the address on your "manual sort" letter, then generates a computer-readable label and sticks it onto your letter. Once this is done, your letter gets placed back into the system so the computer can read the special label. Only then does your letter continue on its way. This creates a definite delay, but the letter still gets there eventually. -- Sincerely, Kenneth Grome ------------------------------------------------------------- Outsource your WebDNA programming for $18 an hour or less! ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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