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postal code format

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postal code format has localization issues
You should almost never require a specific format for these items since they differ so widely and can change at any time
Allow free-form input of whatever the user wants to type
2001-08-30 14:57:01.0
is a subtopic of 7.5 - Usability Principles
is a kind of locale-dependent feature

postal code format	has localization issues You should almost never require a specific format for these items since they differ so widely and can change at any time Allow free-form input of whatever the user wants to type
	is a subtopic of 7.5 - Usability Principles
	is a kind of locale-dependent feature