December 9, 2008

Intelligent Mail Full-Service Guides

We updated three technical guides and added a new guide for customers who are implementing the Intelligent Mail^® full-service solution for their businesses. The guides indicate what functions will be supported in Intelligent Mail Release 1 on May 11 and support Mail.dat version 09.1. We encourage customers to use these guides at http://ribbs.usps.gov/files/fullserviceguides/ as they prepare for the transition. 

PostalOne! Mail.Dat Technical Guide for Full Service 3.0 (New)

Mail.dat is an industry-defined database structure. Learn how to use Mail.dat to submit electronic information for full-service mailings.

Guide to Intelligent Mail for Letters and Flats (Updated)

Answers technical questions on the full-service option. Find out what changes are required to electronic documentation, how to populate electronic documentation files, and how to create or update electronic appointments.

PostalOne! Technical Guide for Mail.XML (Updated)

Mail.XML supports two-way communication in near real time. Customers can provide eDoc data, including qualification reports and postage statements; create FAST appointments; and receive start-the-clock, container scan, and address correction information.

A Guide to Customer/Supplier Agreements (Updated)

Customer/Supplier Agreements define mail preparation and entry for mailers and the postal plants where their mail is entered.