Mail.dat and PostalOne complies with full-service Intelligent Mail!
The United States Postal Service® (USPS®) has adopted the Mail.dat® format for use in its PostalOne! program. PostalOne! allows mailers to submit data electronically in Mail.dat format to the USPS for postal acceptance and payment purposes.
Receiving and analyzing this information electronically instead of in the current hard-copy format will speed mail acceptance processing time while reducing costs. The PostalOne! program also reduces bottlenecks in mail handling facilities by providing more information related to logistical requirements, therefore improving the efficiency of mail delivery nationwide.
AccuZIP6 5.0 creates Mail.dat output (09-1 specifications) so that you can take advantage of the benefits for every class of mail that AccuZIP6 5.0 supports.
The Mail.dat module runs automatically in AccuZIP6.
With the Mail.dat module built into AccuZIP6, simply presort your list, and the ten maildat files will be created in your database's presort folder. No need to check any boxes to create the maildat files.
Once the presort has completed, simply open the presort folder and upload the ten maildat files using the PostalOne! system.
AccuZIP6 5.0 MAIL.DAT files have been tested thoroughly with:
Monticello Software - Maildb
Window Book – DAT-MAIL
PostalOne! – The Test Environment for Mailers (TEM)
Mail.dat is one of the five requirements of full-service compliance
Domestic Mail Manual: Full-Service Automation Option
22.2 Eligibility Standards
First-Class Mail, Periodicals, and Standard Mail letters and flats and Bound Printed Matter flats meeting eligibility requirements for automation or carrier route prices, except for Standard Mail ECR saturation flats or Standard Mail ECR letters paying ECR flats prices, are eligible for the full-service automation option. All pieces entered under the full-service automation option must:
a. Bear a unique Intelligent Mail barcode.
b. Be part of a mailing using unique Intelligent Mail tray labels on all trays and sacks.
c. Be part of a mailing using unique Intelligent Mail container barcodes on all destination-entry pallets and other containers prepared under 8.0 or as part of a customer/supplier agreement. A customer/supplier agreement is authorized with a service agreement signed by the mailer, the USPS District Manager, Customer Service, and the USPS Processing and Distribution Center manager. The service agreement contains provisions regarding mailer and USPS responsibilities.
d. Be part of a mailing using an approved electronic method to transmit a postage statement and mailing documentation to the PostalOne! system.
e. Be scheduled for an appointment through the Facility Access and Shipment Tracking (FAST) system when deposited as a DBMC, DADC, or DSCF drop-shipment.
Minimum system requirements to use Mail.dat and submit files to PostalOne!
- User License Code (A.K.A. ULC)
To use MAIL.DAT, your company must have a ULC, also called a Provider Code. Business mailers using MAIL.DAT should already have a ULC. If not, you must have one before continuing. http://www.maildat.org/become_user.html
- Internet Connection
(High-speed recommended such as T1, DSL, or Cable Modem)
- Files sent must comply with PostalOne! implementation of the current Mail.dat File Specs (using current version of AccuZIP6 5.0)
Pricing for the Mail.dat add on module for AccuZIP6
| Mail.dat |
$795.00 for the first year ($295 each year thereafter) |
| 2-10 Licenses |
$495 per license for the first year ($199 each, annually) |
Note: The prices listed above can be prorated to expire when AccuZIP6 5.0 expires. Visit accuzip.com/chat to check on the prorated cost.
To order Mail.dat or for more information, speak with an agent at www.accuzip.com/chat or call (800) 233-0555.
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