Postal Explorer is available on CD-ROM. Postal Explorer’s powerful search features enable you to explore new opportunities to make more efficient use of the mail.

Postal Explorer CD-ROM contains:
• Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)
• International Mail Manual (IMM)
• Quick Service Guides
• Domestic Price Calculator
• International Price Calculator
• Postal Zone Charts
• Notice 123, Price List
• Customer Support Rulings
• Postage Statements
• Pub. 28, Postal Addressing Standards
• Pub. 417, Nonprofit Standard Mail Eligibility

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Postal Explorer is more than a reference guide. It's a mailer's toolbox that gives you the tools to design a mailing program that best suits your needs. It's almost like having a full shelf of these publications - only better. Better because by entering in a word or phrase, you can instantly find all references to it - either in a single publication or across all the publications.

This exciting information tool is part of the Postal Service's continuing effort to make using the mail system easier and simpler for all customers. It was developed in direct response to what you have told us, both informally and through customer surveys, about your postal information needs. It affords an unprecedented opportunity for mailers to draw on the same information used by postal employees - - with ease, speed, and convenience.

System Requirements
Operating System:
Windows 95/98 or NT
Computer: 386/25mhz
Hard Disk Space: 30MB (Publications on CD-ROM), 330MB (all files copied to hard drive)
RAM: 8MB CD-ROM: 2x
Display: VGA (640x480) resolution with 256 colors.

Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)
The Domestic Mail Manual contains USPS standards for domestic mail services; a description of and requirements for each mail class, extra services, ancillary services, conditions governing their use, and the standards for price eligibility and mail preparation.

International Mail Manual (IMM)
The International Mail Manual contains postage prices and classification and regulations for international mail.

Quick Service Guides
Quick Service Guides provide a 2-page overview of the standards for a particular postal price, service, or preparation method. The first side typically summarizes prices, eligibility, and other standards. The second side typically summarizes mail preparation standards and/or overviews of mailpiece design and other information. For ease-of-use, the Quick Service Guides are linked to further details in the Domestic Mail Manual.

Domestic Price Calculator
The Domestic Price Calculator lets you calculate and print postage for domestic mail. All you do is fill in a few on-screen blanks, and Postal Explorer does the rest.

International Price Calculator
The International Price Calculator lets you calculate and print postage for international mail. All you do is fill in a few on-screen blanks, and Postal Explorer does the rest.

Postal Zone Charts
Postal Zone Charts display and print postal zone information specific to the first 3-digits of a ZIP Code.

Notice 123, Price List
The Price List is a 32-page booklet that contains all domestic prices and fees in a concise and accessible manner. Additionally, the Price List contains the most widely used internatioal services. This is a convenient reference tool when you are not at a computer.

Customer Support Rulings
Customer Support Rulings are detailed interpretations and explanations of standards in the Domestic Mail Manual.

Postage Statements
Postage Statements contains a collection of postage statements and other forms used for bulk mailing.

Publication 28, Postal Addressing Standards
Postal Addressing Standards describes standardized address formats for mail. Developed by the Postal Service and the mailing industry, standardized addresses enhance mail processing and delivery while reducing undeliverable-as-addressed mail. This publication includes standard abbreviations for streets, counties, highways, and business terms. It also includes Address Information Systems products and services.

Publication 417, Nonprofit Standard Mail Eligibility
Nonprofit Standard Mail Eligibility discusses eligibility, authorization, and mailing standards for the Nonprofit Standard Mail prices. It explains the categories or organizations that are eligible for the prices, how to request authorization, and how to determine whether a mailing meets the general standards for the prices. The publication also contains case studies and questions and answers about applying the content-based restrictions.