How do you perform address validation?

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Published on 2008-09-25T18:09:12Z Indexed on 2010/05/20 18:40 UTC
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Is it even possible to perform address (physical, not e-mail) validation? It seems like the sheer number of address formats, even in the US alone, would make this a fairly difficult task. On the other hand, it seems like a task that would be necessary for several business requirements.

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