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Subject:Re: state names From:"Watson Laughton (908) 704-5541" <LAUGHTONW%am -dot- alloy -at- ALLOY -dot- BITNET> Date:Thu, 26 Jan 1995 09:55:56 -0400
JB writes:
> Let us, as the sophomores say, define our terms: the zip code set up
> by the postal service is a 7-character code of 2 alpha and 5 numeric
> characters. The alpha characters are mnemonics.
Whew! What planet is this on? Sure you're not confusing the zip
code with the phone system (BEechwood-45789)? <wink>.
