IMb™ Services Update

PostalOne!® Release 24.1.3 (September 19, 2010):  PostalOne! Release 24.1.3 will be deployed to production on September 19 during the scheduled maintenance window of 4:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. (CST). Release 24.1.3 will also be deployed to Test Environment for Mailers (TEM) on Monday, September 20, between 4:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. (CST). The release notes have been posted on RIBBS® under PostalOne! Release 24.1.3 notes.

usps.com Server Outages (September 18 and September 19):  There will be an outage of all usps.com servers over the weekend beginning September 18. The outage on Saturday, September 18, will occur from 2:00 a.m. – 4:00 a.m. (CST). The outage on Sunday will occur during the normal maintenance window of 4:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. (CST). 

Mail Data Quality Reports Outage (September 19, 2010):  Mail Data Quality Reports will be unavailable on Sunday, September 19, 2010, from 4:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. (CST) due to a system upgrade. There will be no additional outage/impact to the PostalOne! system.

Facility Access and Shipment Tracking (FAST)® - RIBBS Updates

• Origin Entry Facilities - In order to assist with Full Service documentation, a listing of FAST Origin Entry facility information is now available on RIBBS. To access this file, please navigate to ribbs.usps.gov, and go to the FAST/Surface Visibility page via the “Site Index A-Z” link across the top. The "FAST Origin Entry Facilities" file is located in the “Important Links” box.

• Customer / Supplier Agreements - The Guide to Customer / Supplier Agreements (CSAs) has been revised.  The updated CSA Guide is located on RIBBS under Intelligent Mail Services/Guides and Specs/Important Links.

Questions should be directed to the FAST Help Desk @ FAST@usps.com or 1-877-569-6614.