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Nice idea! Would it be crazy to just use an email address as the pointer? It's easier to remember than a random string of numbers and it means they don't have t
by saljam 13y ago
Nice idea! Would it be crazy to just use an email address as the pointer? It's easier to remember than a random string of numbers and it means they don't have to worry about name spacing. They can initially verify it by emailing you, like everything else.
And who would curate the mapping? A government department? USPS/Royal Mail? And is it public information, or should some 'privacy' laws apply? If it's the latter, how is sharing that with e.g. FedEx going to be regulated? We don't want to recreate the zip/post code mess!
- saljam 13y agoHere's another idea: why not use Namecoin [1] to keep the data? It's fair, no one owns it, and everyone can query it. [1] http://bluishcoder.co.nz/2011/05/12/namecoin-a-dns-alternative-based-on-bitcoin.html http://bluishcoder.co.nz/2011/05/12/namecoin-a-dns-alternati...
- atrilumen 13y agoIt's probably not a good idea to start using blockchains for everything. (As much as I dig bitcoin and all.) Shudder. What about a simple proposal for the convention of firing a query for a mailing address before each mailing, by such means as: 1. HTTP request to (something like) "/address.txt" 2. *blank* email with subject line (such as) "address" I wonder how difficult it would be to get the whole world on board with this, to the extent that a domain name or email address is accepted in form fields requiring mailing addresses.