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The Postal Service is reminding customers that metallic mercury and devices containing metallic mercury are always prohibited in the mail stream. This includes antique items such as thermometers, barometers, blood pressure monitors and similar devices.

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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.