Re:We mailed one hundred letters to test the postal service
by jermaustin1 on Monday May 03, 2021 @10:54AM
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If it is a myth, it is propagated by the USPS.
They will deliver for every mail address. USPS designated non-deliverable addresses are typically new addresses that haven't been added, or as another commenter posted, an address that is unsafe to deliver.
Now, delivering to your mailbox might be a central mail hub that is part of your community/neighborhood, and not directly to your door, but that is still your address's mailbox.
Re:We mailed one hundred letters to test the postal service
by Rebelgecko on Monday May 03, 2021 @06:31PM
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What's the difference between a mail address and a street address?
That sounds similar, but is significantly different, and can be a major pain when dealing with people or businesses that believe the myth, and try to send important paperwork to a physical address, which may end up in our P.o. box if the USPS person handling it recognizes the name and can match it to a box number.
Putting both the physical and P.o. box addresses into an address block, in that order, works well, but then shippers can balk at finding a box number. (see also “Falsehoods programmers believe about addresses, etc.”)