Shareware Overload/ShartewareOverload.cdr/busi/sale_31a.zip/BULKMAIL.DOC

Text File | 1990-07-02 | 14KB | 279 lines

                         3rd-Class Bulk Mail Sort:
                     [all rates current January, 1989]

                                 Overview:

Thσá U.S«á Posta∞á Servicσ give≤ ß specia∞ ratσ t∩ user≤ oµ 3rΣ Clas≤á Bulδ ì
Mail«á  T∩ qualif∙ fo≥ thi≤ rate¼ thσ U.S« Posta∞ Servicσ require≤ tha⌠ yo⌡ ì
turεá ove≥á t∩ thσ Bulδ Mai∞ clerδ you≥ letter≤ o≥ flat≤ iε ßá specia∞á 3rΣ ì
Clas≤ Bulδ Mai∞ sor⌠ anΣ encloseΣ iε 3rΣ Clas≤ Bulδ Mai∞ sacks«

Thσ saving≤ caε bσ dramatic«á  ┴ threσ ouncσ lette≥ goinτ firs⌠ clas≤ cost≤ ì
$.65¼á whilσá thσ samσ lette≥ goinτ 3rΣ Clas≤ Bulδ Mai∞ cost≤ $.167¼á ßá 7┤ ì
percen⌠á savings«á  StateΣ anothe≥ way¼á wha⌠ yo⌡ woulΣ spenΣ t∩ mai∞ 1,00░ ì
threσ ouncσ package≤ firs⌠ clas≤ wil∞ pa∙ fo≥ 3,90░ oµ thσ samσ package≤ iµ ì
yo⌡á havσá thσá 3rΣ Clas≤ Bulδ Mai∞á rate«á   T∩á seσá thei≥á comprehensivσ ì
overview¼á contac⌠á thσ USP╙ anΣ asδ fo≥ Publicatioε 49║á "Third-Clas≤ Mai∞ ì
Preparation."

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                               |  OPTION 1: |
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                 1)  3rd-Class Bulk Mail Sort, All records

Optioεá ▒á wil∞ perforφ ß five-leve∞ Bulδ Mai∞ sor⌠ agains⌠ al∞ record≤á iε ì
thσá currentl∙ selecteΣ category«á  Iµ n∩ categor∙ i≤á selected¼á theεá al∞ ì
record≤ acros≤ al∞ categorie≤ wil∞ bσ sorted«



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                               |  OPTION 2: |
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                       2)  3rd-Class Bulk Mail Sort
               [sor⌠ onl∙ ne≈ record≤ addeΣ afte≥ las⌠ sort]


This option is similar to options 3 and 4 on the prior menu:

                       Options for Labels Management

    3)  Do labels for those records added since this was selected last.
             [pushing option 4 resets all records to unposted]

                4)  Reset all records to an unposted state

Iµ yo⌡ reaΣ thσ Hel≡ screeε oε thσ Label≤ Managemen⌠ men⌡ fo≥ option≤ │ anΣ ì
4¼á yo⌡á wil∞á theε understanΣ ho≈ selectioε ▓ work≤ oεá thi≤á menu«á  Thi≤ ì
selectioεá wil∞ perforφ ß Bulδ Mai∞ sor⌠ oε onl∙ thosσ record≤ addeΣá sincσ ì
thi≤ optioε wa≤ selecteΣ last¼á subjec⌠ t∩ Categor∙ selectioε criteria¼á iµ ì
any«á  T∩ restorσ record≤ t∩ aε 'Unpostedº state¼á returε t∩ thσ prio≥ men⌡ ì
anΣ selec⌠ optioε 4:

                4⌐  Rese⌠ al∞ record≤ t∩ aε unposteΣ stateè


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                               |  OPTION 3: |
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                      3)  Selection criteria, if any

┴á discussioεá oµ thσ Selectioε criteriß men⌡ i≤ containeΣá iεá thσá Outpu⌠ ì
sectioε below«   Also¼ thσ option≤ availablσ iε thσ Selectioε Criteriß men⌡ ì
arσ covereΣ iε Appendi° A-▓ oµ thσ SALESDO├ file.


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                               |    Output: |
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                      This program wil∞ providσ you:

1⌐  thσ correc⌠ fivσ leve∞ sor⌠ requireΣ b∙ thσ U.S« Posta∞ Servicσ
    t∩ qualif∙ fo≥ 3rΣ Clas≤ Bulδ Mai∞ rates.
2⌐  ß Shippinτ Manifes⌠ fo≥ thσ U.S« Posta∞ Service.
3⌐  you≥ label≤ printeΣ iε thσ correc⌠ 3rΣ Clas≤ Bulδ Mai∞ bundles.

                  Acquirinτ ß 3rd Class Bulk Mail permit:

Contac⌠á thσ Bulδ Mai∞ clerδ a⌠ you≥ neares⌠ pos⌠ office«á  Tel∞ hiφ o≥ he≥ ì
tha⌠á yo⌡á wisΦá t∩á acquirσá ßá "Permi⌠á t∩á Usσá PrecancelleΣá Stamp≤á o≥ ì
Envelopes.óá  Yo⌡ wil∞ fil∞ ou⌠ P╙ Forφ 3620¼á pa∙ $6░ fo≥ onσ year'≤á use¼ ì
anΣá receivσ ß permi⌠ number«á  Reques⌠ thσ Bulδ Mai∞ clerδ t∩ providσá yo⌡ ì
witΦ thesσ labels:

                             PS Blue label "F"
                             P╙ ReΣ labe∞ "D"
                            P╙ Greeε labe∞ "3"
                            P╙ Orange labe∞ "S"
                             P╙ Taε labe∞ "MS"

Thσá U.S«á Posta∞ Servicσ caε theε sel∞ yo⌡ precancelleΣ stamp≤ iε roll≤ oµ ì
50░ units«

                                Procedures:

Ever∙á timσ yo⌡ leavσ 3rΣ Clas≤ Bulδ Mai∞ sack≤ witΦ thσ Bulδá Mai∞á clerk¼ ì
yo⌡á wil∞á bσ requireΣ t∩ fil∞ ou⌠ P╙ Forφ 3602-PC¼á "Statemen⌠ oµá Mailinτ ì
Bulδ Rates.ó   Oε sidσ B¼á indicatσ tha⌠ yo⌡ wan⌠ '3rΣ Class¼ Basic.º  Thi≤ ì
ratσá wil∞á cos⌠á yo⌡á $.16╖ fo≥ thσ firs⌠á 3.│á ounces«á  Thσá 'numbe≥á oµ ì
qualifyinτá piecesº oε P╙ 3602-P├ i≤ deriveΣ froφ thσ 'Shippinτá Manifest'¼ ì
createΣ b∙ thi≤ program.

             Mailing requirements and physical considerations:

Yo⌡ arσ requireΣ t∩ mai∞ ß minimuφ oµ 20░ piece≤ pe≥ mailing«  Fo≥ letters¼ ìèthσ maximuφ sizσ i≤ 1▒ 1/▓ ó b∙ ╢ 1/8ó b∙ 1/4"«á  EacΦ bundlσ oµ letter≤ o≥ ì
flat≤á mus⌠ bσ wrappeΣ witΦ rubbe≥ bands¼á witΦ n∩ singlσ bundlσá exceedinτ ì
fou≥ inches.


                          Logic of 5 Level Sort:

                               -- Level 1 --

10 or more pieces to the same firm.  Affix PS Blue label "F".

                               -- Level 2 --

1░ o≥ morσ piece≤ t∩ thσ samσ fivσ digi⌠ zi≡ code«  Affi° P╙ ReΣ labe∞ "D".

                               -- Level 3 --

1░ o≥ morσ piece≤ t∩ thσ samσ threσ digi⌠ zi≡ code«á  Affi° P╙ Greeεá labe∞ ì
"3".

                               -- Level 4 --

1░ o≥ morσ piece≤ t∩ thσ samσ state«  Affi° P╙ Orange labe∞ "S".

                               -- Level 5 --

Al∞á remaininτá piece≤ constitutσ thσ MixeΣ Statσ Package«á  Affi°á P╙á Taε ì
labe∞ "MS".


EacΦ bundlσ oµ 1░ o≥ greate≥ i≤ removeΣ froφ thσ stack«á  Wheε al∞á bundle≤ ì
havσá beeεá removeΣ afte≥ performinτ thσ sor⌠ acros≤ onσá level¼á theεá thσ ì
logiπá oµ thσ nex⌠ highe≥ leve∞ i≤ applieΣ agains⌠ thσ remaininτ piece≤á iε ì
thσ stack.

Notσá tha⌠á iµ ß singlσ bundlσ i≤ greate≥ thaε ┤ inches¼á thσá U.S«á Posta∞ ì
Servicσá require≤ tha⌠ yo⌡ spli⌠ tha⌠ bundlσ int∩ thσ necessar∙á numbe≥á oµ ì
bundle≤á t∩á satisf∙ thσ 4ó rule¼á theε affi° thσ appropriatσ labe∞ t∩á thσ ì
fron⌠ oµ eacΦ bundle.

Observσ thi≤ 3rΣ Clas≤ Bulδ Mai∞ menu║


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    ----------------- Prospect and Activity Tracking System--------------  |
                                                                           |
                         3rd-Class Bulk Mail Sort Menu
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            |             Thursday, January 26, 1989                 |
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            |                                                        |
            |      1)  3rd-Class Bulk Mail Sort, All records         |
            |                                                        |
            |      2)  3rd-Class Bulk Mail Sort                      | è            |    [sor⌠ onl∙ ne≈ record≤ addeΣ afte≥ las⌠ sort]       |
            |                                                        |
            |       3)  Selection criteria, if any                   |
            |               [no criteria selected]                   |
            |       H)  Help                                         |
            |                                                        |
            |       R)  Return to prior menu                         |
            |                                                        |     |
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Iµá yo⌡á wisΦ t∩ appl∙ an∙ selectioε criteriß t∩ thi≤ 3rΣ Clas≤á Bulδá Mai∞ ì
sort¼á theεá yo⌡ woulΣ selec⌠ optioε 3║á  Selectioε criteria«á Thσá option≤ ì
availablσ iε thσ Selectioε Criteriß men⌡ arσ covereΣ iε Appendi° A-▓ oµ thσ ì
SALESDO├ file«á  Additionally¼ thσ Selectioε Criteriß men⌡ ha≤ it≤ owε Hel≡ ì
file¼ a≤ below:


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    ----------------- Prospect and Activity Tracking System--------------  |
                                                                           |
                            Selection Criteria Menu                        |
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            |             Thursday, January 26, 1989                 |
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            |       1)  Select by character:  character used randomly|
            |     [comments, first/last name, company, city]         |
            |                                                        |
            |       2)  Select by value or range of values:          |
            |   [Revenue/Expense, Category, zip,economic value]      |
            |       3)  Select All 'tagged' records                  |
            |                                                        |
            |       4)  Select by character: leftmost character used |
            |             [first/last name, company, city]           |
            |                                                        |
            |       H)  Help                                         |
            |                                                        |
            |       R)  Return to prior menu                         |
            |                                                        |     |
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Iε an∙ case¼á oncσ yo⌡ selec⌠ optioε 1¼á 3rd-Clas≤ Bulδ Mai∞ Sort¼ froφ thσ ì
3rd-Clas≤ Bulδ Mai∞ Sor⌠ Menu¼á thσ prograφ wil∞ theε prin⌠ ou⌠ you≥ label≤ ì
iε thσ correc⌠ 3rΣ Clas≤ Bulδ Mai∞ sort«

T∩ determinσ wherσ onσ bundlσ start≤ anΣ anothe≥ ends¼á observσ thi≤á firs⌠ ì
labe∞ froφ ß recen⌠ 3rΣ Clas≤ Bulδ Mailing:

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Mr. Wendell Adams [Orange lbl S: 10]     |
Adams Software                           |
801 Henryetta                            |
Suite 2                                  |èSpringdale, AR  72764                    |
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Thσá tex⌠á t∩ thσ righ⌠ oµ thσ namσ iε bracket≤ tell≤ yo⌡ tha⌠ thi≤á bundlσ ì
contain≤á 1░ piece≤ anΣ t∩ usσ Orangσ Labe∞ "S"«á  Thi≤ labe∞ i≤ thσá firs⌠  ì
oµá thosσ teε pieces¼á whilσ thσ remaininτ ninσ iε thi≤ bundlσá immediatel∙ ì
follo≈ thi≤ one.


Below are codes as they appear in brackets, and their meaning:

       Codes:                        Meaning:

                                PS Blue label "F"
    [Red lbl D:    ]            P╙ ReΣ labe∞ "D"
    [Green lbl 3:  ]            P╙ Greeε labe∞ "3"
    [Orange lbl S: ]            P╙ Orange labe∞ "S"
    [Tan MS lbl:   ]            P╙ Taε labe∞ "MS"


Thσ numbe≥ t∩ immediatσ righ⌠ oµ thσ coloε insidσ thσ bracke⌠ tell≤ yo⌡ thσ ì
numbe≥ oµ piece≤ iε thi≤ bundle¼á countinτ thi≤ one«á  Observσ tha⌠ P╙ Bluσ ì
labe∞á "Fóá i≤ no⌠ implementeΣ iε thi≤ program«á   Thi≤á ha≤á n∩á empirica∞ ì
bearinτ oε thσ U.S« Posta∞ Servicσ requirement≤ sincσ thσ prograφ mus⌠ havσ ì
onσ uniquσ namσ fo≥ ever∙ company«á  Iε an∙ case¼ iε thosσ fe≈ instance≤ oµ ì
you≥ havinτ a⌠ leas⌠ 1░ multiplσ record≤ fo≥ thσ samσ company¼á thσ prograφ ì
ha≤á n∩á wa∙ oµ knowinτ iµ the∙ al∞ belonτ t∩ thσ samσ physica∞á address--ß ì
U.S« Posta∞ Servicσ requiremen⌠ fo≥ labe∞ "F".


IN-CONTRO╠ [TM▌ als∩ create≤ 'MANIFEST.3RD'¼ ß tex⌠ filσ tha⌠ i≤ ß Shippinτ ì
Manifest«á  Yo⌡ caε prin⌠ thi≤ ou⌠ afte≥ yo⌡ leavσ thσ prograφ anΣá presen⌠ ì
i⌠ t∩ thσ Bulδ Mai∞ clerk«á  Thσ samσ analysi≤ appear≤ oε thσ screeε a⌠ thσ ì
completioε oµ thσ printinτ oµ thσ label≤ anΣ i≤ reproduceΣ below:



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                    Shipping Manifest:                                     |
               [Analysis of Third Class Bulk Mail]                         |

Total Pieces, Level 2:         72

     Number of Bundles:          6

Total Pieces, Level 3:         76

     Number of Bundles:          5

Total Pieces, Level 4:         53

     Number of Bundles:          5

Total Pieces, Level 5:      30
                                                                            è     Number of Bundles:          1


Total Pieces, all Levels:
       231                                                                 |
      [This Shipping Manifest is duplicated in text file 'MANIFEST.3RD']   |
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