<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>On May 16, 2017, at 12:34 AM, Martin Koppenhoefer <<a href="mailto:dieterdreist@gmail.com">dieterdreist@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>"Recently" there are also new couriers which specialize in sending letters (as opposed to parcels), e.g. Pin AG in Germany <a href="https://www.pin-ag.de/">https://www.pin-ag.de/</a> who have their own stamps, or "Posta Express" in Italy</div></blockquote><br><div>How do you recommend tagging that in the courier=* system I suggested? </div><div><br></div><div>I tried to define the building function type (shop/delivery_centre/hub/warehouse) </div><div><br></div><div>And to define the service operators offer: </div><div>Courier:_brand_:ships=yes </div><div><br></div><div>Perhaps the type of courier needs to be tagged. </div><div><br></div><div>Courier:type=messenger (guy on a bike) </div><div>Courier:type=letter</div><div>Courier:type=parcel (letter and parcel)</div><div>Courier:type=freight/logistics </div><div>(is there fright/logistics tags? I dunno if people want to include it, but FedEx usually has a separate freight service (50kg or more) - but people are _not_ bringing 50kg pallets to a box shop. But defining a guy's shipping for logistics company is good </div><div><br></div><div>Perhaps </div><div><br></div><div>Courier:handles:letters=yes</div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Courier:handles:parcels</span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">=yes</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Courier:handles:freight=yes</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Courier:handles:automobiles=yes</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Courier:handles:bio_samples=yes</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">(Medical samples are often done by special courier) </span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Courier:handles:livestock=yes </span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Etc </span></div><div><br></div><div>Either of these allows for further courier definitions (vehicle distribution for sale or cross-country transportation courier:type=vehicle_transport) not imagined here. </div><div><br></div><div>Maybe we don't need to tag this detailed for large national services<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> (unless all this is set in a preset)</span> - people know what they can do at their post office and what they can buy - but it lets people define it for lesser known courier. </div><div><br></div><div>Javbw. </div><div><br></div></body></html>