Postal Code/Locator

[Ilya Palagin]

Wil McGilvery wrote:
> I think they are both perl scripts. Maybe they could be hacked to show Canadian postal codes.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Wil McGilvery
> Manager
> Lynch Digital Media Inc
> 
>          
> 
> 416-744-7949
> 416-716-3964 (cell)
> 1-866-314-4678
> 416-744-0406  FAX
> www.LynchDigital.com
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ilya Palagin [mailto:IlyaPalagin-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org] 
> Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 5:54 PM
> To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org
> Subject: Re: [TLUG]: Postal Code/Locator
> 
> Wil McGilvery wrote:
> 
>>This one is $60.00 US. It will probably do want you want and isn't that expensive.
>>
>>http://zipcodelocators.com/
> 
> "We simply do not have location data for Canada, Mexico, or any
> locations outside of the states and territories of the United States."
> 
> 
>>http://www.findbystate.com
> 
> "displaying information on Dealers, Contacts, Sales Reps, Associations,
> Members or Store Locations around the United States."
> 
> It's interesting - I failed to find a Canadian locator.

There is nothing to hack :-), they just don't have Canadian postal codes 
in their databases. These guys do:
http://www.mapquest.com
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