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class=150065504-15022007>If you wanted to get really serious about accurate
address processing, you could c</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2><SPAN class=150065504-15022007>ontact a company called Axciom and get
their PAFLink software, it will tell not only if the postcode is correct, but
also if the address is valid, and potentially reformat it to AusPost
requirements, plus give you the DPID for the address.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=150065504-15022007>AusPost do have a subscription service for the
postcode, NSP etc tables.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> lsharpe@pacificwireless.com.au
[mailto:lsharpe@pacificwireless.com.au] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, 15 February
2007 3:23 PM<BR><B>To:</B> melbourne-pm@pm.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Melbourne-pm]
Postcode verification<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=301471504-15022007><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi
All,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=301471504-15022007><FONT face=Arial size=2> Does anybody
know of any method of looking up Australian postcodes?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=301471504-15022007><FONT face=Arial size=2>I need to validate
the input on a postal address, and confirm that the postcode given for the
suburb is correct.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=301471504-15022007><FONT face=Arial size=2>A quick search of
CPAN doesn't yield anything promising.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2>Regards,<BR>
Leigh</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Leigh Sharpe<BR>Network Systems Engineer<BR>Pacific
Wireless<BR>Ph +61 3 9584 8966<BR>Mob 0408 009 502</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Helpdesk 1300 300 616<BR>email <A
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href="blocked::http://www.pacificwireless.com.au/">www.pacificwireless.com.au</A></FONT></DIV></DIV>
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