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Meaning of poste restante
editAFAIK, "poste restante" in French means "mail which remains [at the post office]", not "postmaster's address"... 81.82.99.152 17:32, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
- Using my limited French, I agree. But it appears to be fixed. Schmloof (talk) 12:33, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
Other countries
editThis article deals with pretty much only the UK and USA. Perhaps expansion to other regions is necessary. Schmloof (talk) 12:33, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
- Canada seems to follow suit with the United States in terms of usage of "general delivery" vs "poste retante"[1], however I'm feeling too lazy to add that just now. Elithrion (talk) 22:08, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
I'd expect that most countries, i.e. members of the Universal Postal Union (UPU), would offer this service. Ash (talk) 22:02, 5 December 2014 (UTC)
US law
editI am doing some research on the legal aspects of general delivery postal addresses in the US for possible inclusion in this article, with the intent of following up with information about the laws in other countries.
General delivery addresses are often the only postal addresses available to the homeless or to retirees living a nomadic lifestyle, living in a recreational vehicle and traveling from place to place.
In doing my research I have seen various claims that there exists a US federal law or court decision to the effect that general delivery postal addresses are legal/valid for first class mail, and that companies cannot require you to have a fixed postal address. Does such a law or court decision actually exist?
I found a blog post about general delivery addresses in relation to government programs such as medicaid and social-security-disability,[2] but what about companies that send you a monthly bill? Homeless people often have cell phones, and someone living in an RV may very well have satellite TV, a website and domain name, etc. Is there a law forbidding a cell phone or website hosting company from requiring a fixed address? --Guy Macon (talk) 13:54, 5 March 2017 (UTC)