In the fantastic book "Cukoos Egg" by Clifford Stroll, he had to send some
russian hacking data to a guy in at the Pentagon and his address was just
his name and the zip code of the pentagon.

I always wanted to try that in my town!

Jonthan

"Nic" <thtstudios@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> Hi
>
> If anyone knows how to set-up an address in the U.S.A. to create an
> alternative street address for postal mail, could you please share the
> information.
>
> I read an article about 7 years ago which detailed how postal mail
> sorted in the US has a special characteristic that essentially allows
> you to make up your own street address. I think the principle was to
> do with mail being sorted electronically so a ZIP code is all that was
> needed to direct your mail. You could have a Post Office Box, and by
> combining the PO Box Number with the ZIP Code you did not have to
> state your address as a PO Box Number and the letter would still find
> its way to you.
>
> An example would be if you had a warehouse for direct marketing sales
> products and company name was XYZ Ltd instead of your orders going to:
> PO BOX 123 .... they could be going to 123 XYZ Boulevard ...
>
> I can not remember how it all worked, and if it had to be done with a
> PO BOX number or if a home address could also be used.
>
> I hope someone out there can make sense of this question. I tried to
> explain it the best that I could. I am working on an assignment that
> this trick may be applicable and would like to have an answer. It may
> no longer be possible to do this, but any information is appreciated.
>
> Best regards, Nic
>