Comments on: An Post Irish national address database now available to the public http://www.eire.com/2006/an-post-irish-national-address-database-now-available-to-the-public/ Government, Infrastructure, Business Mon, 07 Nov 2011 07:06:19 +0000 hourly 1 By: antoin http://www.eire.com/2006/an-post-irish-national-address-database-now-available-to-the-public/comment-page-1/#comment-460202 antoin Sat, 16 Oct 2010 18:45:03 +0000 http://www.eire.com/2006/03/26/an-post-irish-national-address-database-now-available-to-the-public/#comment-460202 They do a new version every three months or so, I believe. Contact them and ask about adding an entry for your house. They do a new version every three months or so, I believe. Contact them and ask about adding an entry for your house.

]]> By: O'Connell http://www.eire.com/2006/an-post-irish-national-address-database-now-available-to-the-public/comment-page-1/#comment-460201 O'Connell Wed, 13 Oct 2010 21:36:11 +0000 http://www.eire.com/2006/03/26/an-post-irish-national-address-database-now-available-to-the-public/#comment-460201 How often is the address database updated. My house is built in 2003 and it is still not in the database How often is the address database updated.
My house is built in 2003 and it is still not in the database

]]> By: Administrator http://www.eire.com/2006/an-post-irish-national-address-database-now-available-to-the-public/comment-page-1/#comment-33530 Administrator Tue, 04 Apr 2006 07:05:52 +0000 http://www.eire.com/2006/03/26/an-post-irish-national-address-database-now-available-to-the-public/#comment-33530 Well, you can't quite browse the database, but you can make very general searches. Kompass/PMI is an An Post subsidiary. This is a long way from being a direct mail list. It's just addresses, no names, so it's not any use for that. I suppose my thinking is that An Post have had a long time to think about the causal link between a publicly available address database and correctly addressed mail. I hope they have seen it by now. Well, you can’t quite browse the database, but you can make very general searches.

Kompass/PMI is an An Post subsidiary.

This is a long way from being a direct mail list. It’s just addresses, no names, so it’s not any use for that.

I suppose my thinking is that An Post have had a long time to think about the causal link between a publicly available address database and correctly addressed mail. I hope they have seen it by now.

]]> By: Justin Mason http://www.eire.com/2006/an-post-irish-national-address-database-now-available-to-the-public/comment-page-1/#comment-33417 Justin Mason Mon, 03 Apr 2006 12:12:22 +0000 http://www.eire.com/2006/03/26/an-post-irish-national-address-database-now-available-to-the-public/#comment-33417 So, you can browse the database? It sounds like it'd be really useful if it was downloadable, too, like the ZIP code boundaries in the US. A clue to whom it's aimed at, may come from the address the account-confirmation email comes from -- "info at pmi.ie" . http://www.pmi.ie/ appears to be Precision Marketing Information, aka Kompass/PMI, a direct marketing company. An Post could probably make a few bob in the short term by flogging access to the database to direct marketers. In the long term, of course, open data brings its own benefits, allowing the creation of entire *industries* -- but it remains to be seen if they'll get their heads around that concept -- doesn't strike me as likely. So, you can browse the database? It sounds like it’d be really useful if it was downloadable, too, like the ZIP code boundaries in the US.

A clue to whom it’s aimed at, may come from the address the account-confirmation email comes from — “info at pmi.ie” . http://www.pmi.ie/ appears to be Precision Marketing Information, aka Kompass/PMI, a direct marketing company.

An Post could probably make a few bob in the short term by flogging access to the database to direct marketers. In the long term, of course, open data brings its own benefits, allowing the creation of entire *industries* — but it remains to be seen if they’ll get their heads around that concept — doesn’t strike me as likely.

]]> By: Conor http://www.eire.com/2006/an-post-irish-national-address-database-now-available-to-the-public/comment-page-1/#comment-33181 Conor Thu, 30 Mar 2006 13:25:04 +0000 http://www.eire.com/2006/03/26/an-post-irish-national-address-database-now-available-to-the-public/#comment-33181 And four days after the launch, the site is down . . . >ping address.anpost.ie Pinging address.anpost.ie [83.141.65.133] with 32 bytes of data: Request timed out. And four days after the launch, the site is down . . .

>ping address.anpost.ie
Pinging address.anpost.ie [83.141.65.133] with 32 bytes of data:
Request timed out.

]]> By: Administrator http://www.eire.com/2006/an-post-irish-national-address-database-now-available-to-the-public/comment-page-1/#comment-33115 Administrator Tue, 28 Mar 2006 19:19:50 +0000 http://www.eire.com/2006/03/26/an-post-irish-national-address-database-now-available-to-the-public/#comment-33115 Yes, I got that too, but not when I was actually registering. I don't know what sense that makes. I think An Post is dreaming if it thinks it is going to get people to pay for that service. I mean the database is good, but it's just not useful enough and there's no api. Yes, I got that too, but not when I was actually registering. I don’t know what sense that makes.

I think An Post is dreaming if it thinks it is going to get people to pay for that service. I mean the database is good, but it’s just not useful enough and there’s no api.

]]> By: David Stewart http://www.eire.com/2006/an-post-irish-national-address-database-now-available-to-the-public/comment-page-1/#comment-33113 David Stewart Tue, 28 Mar 2006 15:01:22 +0000 http://www.eire.com/2006/03/26/an-post-irish-national-address-database-now-available-to-the-public/#comment-33113 I signed up for it and the confirmation e-mail stated that the account was a trial one for 14 days. I think An Post is planning to turn this into a revenue stream. I signed up for it and the confirmation e-mail stated that the account was a trial one for 14 days. I think An Post is planning to turn this into a revenue stream.

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