Through-hole component connected from the top and soldered from the bottom?

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Good question. Look at this thread:

Finished hole sizes after plating: how does the calculation work?

Hi, I would like to know how you cope with the finished hole sizes after plating. Let me give a very concrete example: I have a board I would like to send to a board house. The board contains a 16-port RJ45 connector from Tyco (see datasheet). In the specs of this connector, it’s mentioned the diameter of the pins is 0.89mm or 0.035". I don’t think I can use that value in the drill file, otherwise I’m running the risk of having holes that are too small. Or am I wrong? Is the board house …