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| From | Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.php |
| Subject | Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? |
| Date | 2013-08-20 20:17 -0400 |
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On 2013-08-20 3:36 PM, Robert Heller wrote:
> At Tue, 20 Aug 2013 15:03:48 -0400 Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> wrote:
>
>>
>> On 2013-08-20 2:08 PM, Robert Heller wrote:
>>> At Tue, 20 Aug 2013 13:27:50 -0400 Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> I'm attempting to check for US and Canadian zip codes (postal codes).
>>>> The US is easy; mostly just be sure it's five numerics and except
>>>> "00000" and "99999".
>>>
>>> 5+4:
>>>
>>> nnnnn-mmmm
>>>
>>> Most of the time, just the basic 5 digits is enough, but sometimes the USPS
>>> wants the additional 4 digits as well.
>>
>> Agreed; but in this case it's only to ID a country.
>
> You might need to 'accept' the extra 4 digits, since people are going to enter
> them and will be mifted if your page rejects it. Just quietly drop the extra
> digits.
>
>>>
>>> Whether or not you include the extra 4 digits or not depends on what you are
>>> using the zip code for. UPS and FexEX for example don't use the extra 4
>>> digits, but the USPS does. The extra four digits are important mostly for big
>>> city addresses, where there might be multiple branch POs and/or delivery
>>> routes, etc. for a given post office.
>>>
>>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Twayne`
>>
>
I hear you, but when I specifically ask for a 5-digit US Zip Code if the
person wants to insist on 9, that's not the kind of person I want to
hear from anyway.
Besides, a 9-digit code is a lot more personal information than is
needed and very few people want to give away more information about
themselves than is necessary. A 9 digit zip code can in many cases lead
you right to a person's street address. With a name and an address, it's
only a short step to their ss# being compromised and then the field is
set for full identity theft.
Regards,
Twayne`
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Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-08-20 13:27 -0400
Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? Martin Leese <please@see.Web.for.e-mail.INVALID> - 2013-08-20 11:59 -0600
Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-08-20 15:01 -0400
Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2013-08-20 13:08 -0500
Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-08-20 15:03 -0400
Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2013-08-20 14:36 -0500
Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-08-20 20:17 -0400
Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? RESOLVED Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-08-20 15:06 -0400
Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? RESOLVED Norman Peelman <npeelman@cfl.rr.com> - 2013-08-20 19:53 -0400
Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? RESOLVED Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-08-20 20:29 -0400
Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? RESOLVED Moon Elf <moonelf@moonelfsystem.net> - 2013-12-16 10:02 +0000
Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? RESOLVED Doug Miller <doug_at_milmac_dot_com@example.com> - 2013-12-16 12:27 +0000
Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? Norman Peelman <npeelman@cfl.rr.com> - 2013-08-20 19:52 -0400
Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-08-21 14:53 +0200
Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-08-21 14:58 +0200
Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-08-21 15:06 +0200
Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? Curtis Dyer <dyer85@gmail.com> - 2013-08-24 10:22 +0000
Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-08-24 12:52 +0200
Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? Doug Miller <doug_at_milmac_dot_com@example.com> - 2013-08-25 14:31 +0000
Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-08-25 13:21 -0400
Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-08-25 13:17 -0400
Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-08-21 19:10 -0400
Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? BootNic <bootnic.bounce@gmail.com> - 2013-08-21 22:09 -0400
Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-08-22 18:22 -0400
Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? Jeff North <jnorthau@yahoo.com.au> - 2013-08-21 21:25 +1000
Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-08-21 18:53 -0400
Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? Norman Peelman <npeelman@cfl.rr.com> - 2013-08-21 22:46 -0400
Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? gordonb.qnlcm@burditt.org (Gordon Burditt) - 2013-08-31 01:17 -0500
Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? Fiver <numeralfive@gmail.com> - 2013-08-31 16:40 +0200
Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? Norman Peelman <npeelman@cfl.rr.com> - 2013-08-31 11:56 -0400
Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? Welsh Vanner <welshvanners@welsh-vanners.co.uk> - 2013-08-31 20:23 +0100
Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-08-31 20:21 -0400
Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? Martin Leese <please@see.Web.for.e-mail.INVALID> - 2013-08-31 09:56 -0600
Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-08-31 20:07 -0400
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