AMS API Prorated Fee Structure

Current prorated fee schedule for Address Matching System (AMS) Application Programming Interface (API). 

Address Quality Census Measurement and Assessment Process

The Postal Service is revising its pending proposal to amend Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM® ), to include a newly proposed measurement and assessment procedure for evaluating address quality for mailers who enter eligible letter- and flat-size pieces of First-Class Mail® (FCM) and Standard Mail® that meet the requirements for Basic or Full-Service mailings.

Licensing Announcement: SHA‐256 Products on EPF

To comply with the recommendations from the December 2014 Office of Inspector General (OIG) audit of the NCOA^Link® program, the USPS^® will transition the monthly AMS API data from SHA‐1 to SHA‐256 technology as the method for data encryption.

Licensing Announcement: Reminder on SHA-256 Conversion

As a reminder, the USPS has begun the conversion of its licensed products from SHA‐1 to SHA‐256. This conversion is based on an OIG (Office of Inspector General) recommendation to transition USPS Licensed Products to a more secure algorithm to comply with current USPS security policies.

Introducing the PCC® Portal: a Collaboration Space for PCC® Leadership

PCC Best Practice: Central Ohio PCC Builds Membership Through Sponsor Promo Codes

Like other industry organizations in these tough times, many PCCs are finding it harder and harder to attract members to their events. 

Mobile Shopping Promotion Requirements

This document includes background and program description, parameters, eligibility requirements, technical information, as well as contact information for Mobile Promotion.

Weekly Incorrect Scanner Configuration Report

This document contains the downloadable weekly Incorrect Scanner Configuration Report in Excel. 

Structural Change Requests for Idealliance Mail.dat and Mail.XML

This document contains information on timelines for the Mail.dat and Mail.XML version start and termination dates for the following functionalities:

• eDoc and Postage Statement Functionality
  • Mail.dat Job Submissions
  • Mail.XML Job Submissions
• Mail. XML Data Distribution Functionality
• Mail. XML Profile Management (MID-CRID) Functionality
• Mail. XML FAST Functionality

Intelligent Mail® Package Barcode Compliance Update

This document provides a general update to IMpb. Topics include overview and current status, IMpb Quality compliance metrics and MTAC Work Group #187 objectives.

Share Mail STIDs Now Available

Beginning October 1, 2016, Share Mail will be available as a Unique IMb or Static IMb service option.

Modify MTEOR Order

The Modify Order function allows users to make changes to orders from MTEOR.

Licensing Announcement: Instructions on Submitting MPE Audit Test Decks for Grading

Reminder! All NCOALink® MPE Data User Licensees are required to return test answer files via Electronic Product Fulfillment (EPF).

Postal Customer Council (PCC) Insider

This document provides PCC insider related information (memebership, education, communication, policy administration, and notices).

Licensing Announcement: Reminder on Processing NCOALink® MPE Audit Test Decks

A reminder for NCOALink® licenses to use current live ZIP+ 4 data when processing MPE audit decks.

Licensing Announcement: Updated NCOALink® MPE Performance Requirements

This document provides a licensing announcement for the updated NCOALink® MPE performance requirements.

Q-004 MAC Batch Cycle Q Advisory

This document provides information on the PAVE™/MAC Batch™ Cycle Q Advisory update.

Postal Service eDoc Error Codes: Mail.xml Validations

This documente provides spreadsheet data on eDoc Mail.xml validations.

Postal Service Mail.dat Technical Specification v3 (43)

This document is a comprehensive technical guide that outlines steps for exchanging electronic data with the PostalOne! ® system using the Mail.dat® file format. 

Licensing Announcement: Zero Table Issues

Information as of April 19, 2016 concerning issues with the Zero Table for National Change of Address (NCOALink®) Mail Processing Equipment (MPE) Data Users. 

Reminder on Updated MPE Testing Requirements

This document provides updated MPE Testing Requirements.

Licensing Announcement: LACSLink® File Size Expansion

In an effort to reduce the number of density-related collisions (false positives) in the LACSLink Product, the file size of the llk.hsa binary hash table will increase.

Postal Customer Council (PCC) Workshop: Secure Destruction

A Postal Customer Council (PCC) workshop presentation on Secure Destruction, as part of the new sustainable BlueEarth mail service offering.

Plant-Verified Drop Shipment Update

This document provides a Plant-Verified Drop Shipment Update for Intelligent Mail®.

Manifest Analysis Certification (MAC™) R-001 MAC Cycle R Advisory

This document provides information on the BMAC Cycle R Certification.