Pricing & Classification DMM Advisory

Message board to keep postal customers informed of changes to mailing standards, services, and prices.

September 18, 2015

PostalOne!, BIDS, and SASP Deployments

PostalOne!® and BIDS Releases 41.3.0.0 Production Deployment ─ PostalOne!® and BIDS Releases 41.3.0.0 will deploy Sunday, September 20, 2015, between 4 AM and 9 AM CT. The PostalOne! system will be unavailable during the deployment time. Please note the following regarding the Mail.dat® client:

  • New Mail.dat client download 41.3.0.0_PROD will be made available during this release. This download will be optional and users can continue to submit files using Mail.dat client Version 41.2.0.0_PROD.
  • Mail.dat client download 41.2.0.0_PROD will continue to be supported.
  • Please Note:  Mail.dat client download 41.1.0.0_PROD will continue to be supported – please disregard previous messaging which stated that this version would no longer be supported.

Release notes for PostalOne! Release 41.3.0.0 can be found on RIBBS at https://ribbs.usps.gov/intelligentmail_schedule2015/releaseoverview2015.cfm.

PostalOne! and BIDS Releases 41.3.0.0 Deployment to Test Environment for Mailers (TEM) will also occur Sunday, September 20, 2015. The PostalOne! TEM environment validation will occur on Monday morning, September 21, 2015, between 9 AM and 11 AM CT.

Seamless Acceptance and Service Performance (SASP) Release 20.1.5.0 will deploy this Sunday, September 20, 2015, between 4 AM and 9 AM CT. This release includes fixes to known SASP issues to include updates to select Full-Service and Seamless Verifications.

If you have any additional questions please contact the help desk at 800-522-9085.

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