Pricing & Classification DMM Advisory

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

November 5, 2010

IMb™ Services Update

Webinar Reminder: PostalOne!® Release 25 Update and Creating Accurate Full-Service Electronic Documentation: The webinar will be held again on Tuesday, November 9 at 10 a.m. EDT. The training will provide details on the November 7, 2010, PostalOne! release. Key features include enhanced reporting to assist with Full-Service electronic documentation (eDOC) preparation and billing options for Full-Service ACS charges. Log on information is posted on RIBBS.

Reminder - PostalOne! Release 25.0 and FAST Release 15.0 Deployment: PostalOne! production (including FAST OPS web services) will be unavailable from 9 p.m. CDT on Saturday, November 6 through 8 a.m. CST on Sunday, November 7. PostalOne! Test Environment for Mailers (TEM) will be unavailable Monday, November 8, from 4 a.m. CST through 2 p.m. CST. PostalOne! Release 25.0 notes and FAST Release 15.0 pre-release notes are posted on RIBBS.

Confirmation Services™ Nine-digit Mailer ID (MID): Effective January 31, 2011, all customers using a nine-digit MID for Confirmation Services (Delivery Confirmation™ or Signature Confirmation™) and Electronic Verification System (eVS®) will be required to use a conforming mailer identification (MID) number that begins with the number 9. Additional information can be found on Postal Explorer at pe.usps.com in Postal Bulletin 22290, July 29, 2010.