Along the same lines, has anyone attempted to find a source for current area
codes?  The only one I have found is through Ma Bell and is several hundred
dollars for a printout once a quarter.

John Lee
Vaske Computer Solutions




>Hi All,
>
>    This might need a /plug alert I am not sure hehhehe
>
>    I am looking into PostalSoft's 'ACE Libraries'  to do not only zip code
>validation but CASS and some other stuff USPS requires to get maximum discounts
>on mailings.
>
>   These appear to run under the POSIX region of MPE/iX ... I will let you know
>further as I explore this over the next few months.
>
>Art "Anybody need a System Manager/MIS??" Bahrs
>
>>>> Guy Smith <[log in to unmask]> 09/24/97 08:52am >>>
>I recently had to work through part of this problem for my commercial web
>site (http://www.natpulse.com . . . drop by and take the survey).  Some
>notes:
>
>Tracy Johnson [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] wrote [in part]:
>> 2)  it should be able to go out on the Internet and
>>
>> 3)  grab the City and State from the U.S. Postal Service's web site!
>
>Yes, but not easily.  The postal service has a look-up function in a web
>page, but no way to dump the entire database (yes, you could write a hunk
>of code to parse the web pages I/O and get zip code info in real time, but
>if their web site is as reliable as their delivery service, you might want
>to avoid this approach).
>
>The postal service will sell you the database of zip codes, with matching
>city/state information for (as I recall) about $500.
>
>Better still there are many firms that resell these databases for $25-40
>(gotta love capitalism).  You have to cough up this fee every quarter,
>which is how frequently the postal service distributes their database.
>
>Web search on "zip code database download".  I don't recall who I bought
>from, but after giving them a credit card number, they gave me an access
>code for downloading and I had the info within 10-15 minutes of finding
>their site.
>
>As for the functional call to look up the info, you're on your own.
>
>