17 Jan 2011 | No Comments | posted by admin | in DMM Advisory
Recognizing ongoing concerns about mailers’ readiness for broader adoption of the Intelligent Mail barcode (IMb®), the USPS® has decided that automation discounts for mail with POSTNET barcodes will continue to be offered beyond May 2011.
Today’s announcement, made following consultation with key industry leaders, means that mailers also may continue to use the POSTNET barcode for reply mail (such as Business Reply Mail (BRM), QBRM and Permit Reply Mail) and PLANET Code® for Confirm® Service.
The relaxing of requirements beyond the planned May POSTNET retirement timeframe allows for an easier transition to the full use of the IMb while continuing to receive automation discounts.
The value of the IMb is a proven technological advantage with more than 41 billion pieces of IMb-enabled mail processed by the USPS. As more Industry leaders continue to embrace the IMb, the Postal Service is committed to enhancing the benefits of Intelligent Mail Services.
16 Aug 2010 | No Comments | posted by admin | in DMM Advisory
PostalOne! ® Release 24.1.2 will deploy as a maintenance release on Sunday, August 15, 2010, during the scheduled PostalOne! 4 a.m. – 8 a.m. (CDT) maintenance window. The release will address issues with Mail.dat postage statements and qualification reports for all container types and correct unit weights, surcharge application to Standard Mail parcel mailing, and single-piece files with multiple segments. Changes also were made to improve performance within the system.
The Seamless Acceptance and Service Performance (SASP) Release 3.1.06 will deploy on August 22, 2010, to address several issues with eDoc Mail Data Quality reports.
The release notes for PostalOne! Release 24.1.2 and SASP Release 3.1.06 are posted on RIBBS® under Release Notes.
PostalOne ! Server Patching: The PostalOne ! production and TEM database servers will have a database software patch applied during the scheduled 4 a.m. – 8 a.m. (CDT) maintenance window on Sunday, August 22, 2010. The PostalOne ! system (including FAST OPS web services) will be unavailable for internal and external users during this period.
4 Jun 2010 | No Comments | posted by admin | in DMM Advisory
We recently revised the Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) to postpone the Intelligent Mail® barcode (IMb) requirement for Qualified Business Reply Mail® (QBRM) and permit reply mail (PRM) pieces until May 2011. Current DMM standards, which we are not proposing to change, require an IMb on all BRM letters and on all PRM pieces as of May 2011.
This advance announcement is intended to provide customers with reasonable time to use up existing stock. We will be publishing a Federal Register proposed rule to require BRM flats (in addition to letters as stated above) to use an Intelligent Mail Barcode as of May 2011. In addition, in the Federal Register proposed rule, Courtesy Reply Mail™ that does include a barcode must bear an Intelligent Mail barcode effective May 2011.
