I hate to point this out, Kevin, but the email address is below his posting. ;)
----- Original Message ----- From: Kevin Towes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 11:18 AM Subject: RE: [CFTALKTor] Postal Codes > > Hey Jeff! Nice to hear your voice again... send me a ping privately > ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > kev. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: January 17, 2002 11:57 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [CFTALKTor] Postal Codes > > > MessageIn my previous job @ Sympatico, we purchased a database of Postal > Codes directly from Canada Post for our online coverage of the 2000 > election. If I remember correctly, it cost around $3500. > > Contact their business sales centre if you're interested: > http://www.canadapost.ca/business/campaigns/bsc/default-e.asp > > Jeffrey Haas > http://www.kickinthehead.com > http://www.sonicmonk.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of John Carbrey > Sent: January 17, 2002 4:58 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [CFTALKTor] Postal Codes > > > It can be done... but you usually have to purchase a database with the > information. Unfortunately, I don't know how to purchase the data for > Canada. > > When I was at ArsDigita (http://www.arsdigita.com) they had purchased > databases that covered zipcodes in the entire united states so that they > could match zip codes of wineaccess.com's customers with local wine stores. > > Check out http://www.wineaccess.com/pvt/my-wineaccess.tcl for an example > (it is US zip codes only). > Best Regards, > John Carbrey > President & CEO > Intrafinity Inc. > (416) 889-4977 > http://www.intrafinity.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On > Behalf Of Rick Mason > Sent: January 17, 2002 1:54 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [CFTALKTor] Postal Codes > > > I'm looking for suggestions on how to go about finding postal codes > close to a users postal code. > > Basically I need to find the closest location of a building to the > postal code a user submits. It needs to be more accurate than just looking > for similar characters in the first 3 characters of the postal code. This > is only moderately accurate for metropolitan areas. An example of where it > doesn't work would be a rural code in Ont. starting with L0 where the > closest location to this is somewhere in Toronto and the postal code starts > with M. > > Rick Mason > Pangaea NewMedia, Inc. > http://www.pangaeanewmedia.ca > 416-922-1600 > > > - > You are subscribed to the CFUGToronto CFTALK ListSRV. > This message has been posted by: "Kevin Towes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To Unsubscribe, Please Visit and Login to http://www.CFUGToronto.org/ > Manager: Kevin Towes ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) http://www.CFUGToronto.org/ > This System has been donated by Infopreneur, Inc. > (http://www.infopreneur.net) > - You are subscribed to the CFUGToronto CFTALK ListSRV. This message has been posted by: "Alan Goldberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To Unsubscribe, Please Visit and Login to http://www.CFUGToronto.org/ Manager: Kevin Towes ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) http://www.CFUGToronto.org/ This System has been donated by Infopreneur, Inc. (http://www.infopreneur.net)
