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pin codes getting longer? but why?

i don’t know of too many people or companies that still use the postal system. the only time i see the postman is at diwali, when he comes for his dues. and now, to make that postman’s life easier, they’re upgrading postal codes to a pin+2 system, where the last two digits tell the postman which exact colony the recipient lives in. are pin codes that important anymore? we have house numbers. pocket numbers. sectors. phases. and so on… will the new system ensure that the postman/courier guy actually delivers my bills, or will he just throw them under the nearest staircase?

the united nations is even more ambitious: giving each address/person a url under .post using which the postman will find us. good luck with that dream. at domaintools, there was a better idea: just use your own domains. and let the postman do a whois, and deliver accordingly. not that that would ever happen, either.

semi-related anecdote: when i first shifted to delhi, i sent my dad a letter with just my last name and the pin code. it reached. kerala is convenient that way, unless you’re a generic nair or menon. anyone wants to try if it works in delhi? send me something with pottenkulam/110025 on it. if it reaches, the man’s getting his diwali bonus.