A feature that I'd like to see in Evolution is the ability to lookup the city and state information based on a given zip code.
Some may think this would be feature creap, to others it would just be something cool. I know this has already been discussed before (http://lists.ximian.com/archives/public/evolution/2001-November/014715.html), but it seems the answer was 'this information isn't public domain so forget about it'. However, I am wondering aloud if we can put US zip, city, and state relationships into public domain. The USPS site allows you to query this information via a web form but it's TOS does not allow screen scraping. Here's the copy and paste from their FAQ: "ZIP+4 Look-Up is intended for interactive use, not automated script processing. Although we do not intend to impose a limit on the number of address inquiries we allow a customer to request in a given session. If we determine that our open-access policy is being abused or overburdened, we will have to review it. Regardless, we do not intend to offer batch processing capabilities via this service." They go on to suggest you pay a commercial company for a complete database. My idea is to use the numbers in the Evolution community to make many valid requests and pool the results. It does not violate the USPS TOS and it sets the information free. <stallman-voice> "Information wants to be free". </stallman-voice> Yes, its only for the US. Yes, some may think its not worth it. But I really like the idea. :) _______________________________________________ evolution-hackers maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/evolution-hackers
