Posted by Rik on 03/14/07 08:16

<larry@portcommodore.com> wrote:
> And I am sure if you look around there is some government agency (or
> is it Ministry, never can get that straight) with such public data.

With the data: yes, with _public_ data: no.
In most countries it's also not a government agency but a private postal
company which provides such data. It's no cheap business keeping it
up-to-date, field agents a plenty are necessary.

If buying the database is to expensive for you, you might want to check
out options where you can query a third party with an API, where you only
pay 'per request'. Lot's of those around too.

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Rik Wasmus
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