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On 14/05/2025 16:49, Michael Kay mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
The postal authorities always have what they consider to be the "official" version of an address. I think it's pragmatism: that is the address they find best describes the location they have to deliver to.[...] for the UK, a better rule is to use the address as listed by Royal Mail. Where a state agency fondly believes you live, and where you actually live, can be two different things. [...] Any attempt to codify this is ultimately doomed to failure. Yep. It's a string. The US government procurement database (SAM) first refused to register us because the address we supplied didn't match the legally-registered company address, and when we corrected that, they weren't able to register us because the address was too long. Don't get me started on field lengths :-) Peter
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