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From: avolio@decuac.DEC.COM (Frederick M. Avolio)
Newsgroups: net.mail
Subject: Re: Domains: Multiple names OK? (really, decommissioning of nicknames)
Message-ID: <1056@decuac.DEC.COM>
Date: Wed, 10-Sep-86 21:51:02 EDT
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Posted: Wed Sep 10 21:51:02 1986
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In article <2308@milano.UUCP>, janssen@milano.UUCP writes:
> In article <1053@decuac.DEC.COM>, avolio@decuac.DEC.COM (Fred Avolio) writes:
> > ...?  You have to specify street *and* street number!  City *and*
> > state!
> Actually, just number, street, and ZIP will do.  Names are for
> internal sorting at the address.

Actually (doesn't make a buzzer go off in your head when someone
starts with "actually..."?) in many places the post office will ask
for a list of family names  of people at the address who will be receiving
mail.  (Perhaps to avoid mis-directed mail?)  Maybe this is only in
rural delivery areas.  Maybe it is just for my post office.  
-- 
Fred @ DEC Ultrix Applications Center
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