USPS Intelligent Mail®
Intelligent Mail services are the wave of the present and future when it comes to preparing, submitting and tracking your mail. Intelligent Mail is designed to automate the way postage statements, payments, and induction processes are handled. It is a more intelligent way to process and keep track of the information about mailings for the Postal Service, the mail preparer and the mail owner, and it will help the Postal Service better manage its operation and finance.
Intelligent Mail Service Options Requirements
*After May 2011, automation prices will no longer be available for the use of the POSTNET barcode.
Intelligent Mail Solutions
Full-Service Option – Mailer Benefits
- Better visibility into the mailstream
- Ability to track individual pieces, handling units and containers
- Receive information about mail preparation and address quality
- Determine when a mailing was inducted to the postal system
- Address correction services, if requested
- Mail induction (start-the-clock) information
- Optional Confirm Service
- PostalOne! Mail.dat® electronic documentation options
- PostalOne! Mail.XML™ electronic documentation options
- FAST Web Services with Mail.XML™ drop ship appointment scheduling
- A backup/transitional paper statement system and database
- Customizable Intelligent Mail Container Labels/Placards
- Pallet Tracking Database
- Optional Confirm Service support
Window Book's Intelligent Mail On-Ramp Service (IMORS) will help you set up Intelligent Mail Full Service and PostalOne! eDocs system in your operation.
- Acquiring Mailer IDs (gather data, fill paperwork, apply with USPS and follow up)
- Registering online for PostalOne! account with username and password
- Getting USPS Test Kit, installing User ID & password, setting up and testing uploading files using
Test Environment for Mailers (TEM)
- Training for processing Mail.dat® and non-Mail.dat presort data files for acceptance and verification
- Installing VeriSign SSL Security Certificate on the computer that will communicate with USPS (if needed for Mail.dat Batch upload)
- Companies without Window Book’s DAT-MAIL™ mailing software will get trial code of DAT-MAIL™
- Companies already with DAT-MAIL™ will get additional training on transitioning to eDocs
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24-digit Tray Label |
Intelligent Mail Resources
Mailpiece Design Analyst
http://www.usps.com/replymail/mailpiece.htm
Learn about the things a USPS Mailpiece Design Analyst can help you with, and access a handy lookup tool to locate your local MDA.
USPS RIBBS Site
http://ribbs.usps.gov
In the left hand navigation column, look for the Intelligent Mail items
Resources here include:
Business Customer Gateway
Resource Map to Intelligent Mail Documents
IM Full Service Mailer Checklist
Mail.XML Specification
Customer Supplier Agreements (CSA)
Barcode Specifications
Mailer ID Guidelines
CRIDS and MIDs - Obtain and Manage Customer Registration Identifiers and Mailer Identifiers
OneCode ACS
OneCode Confirm
Presentations
USPS PCC workshops-in-a-box PowerPoint presentations
http://www.usps.com/nationalpcc/pccworkshopbox.htm
Free Customized Presentation
on how you can benefit from
Intelligent Mail Full Service