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- 21 November 1991
-
- This program is available from the USPS and may be freely distributed. It has
- three basic informational functions:
-
- 1) to explain the proper way to address mail for maximum speed through
- the mail system, including such things as ZIP+4 and bar coding,
-
- 2) to explain the steps taken by a letter from the time that it enters the
- mail stream to the point where it is delivered,
-
- 3) to show the costs [and savings] involved in using various types of
- bulk mailings.
-
- On-screen examples show the proper way to address letters to take advantage
- of the discounts given and/or automation used by the Post Office.
-
- The program allows the user to see the steps that the Post Office takes when
- any letter enters the mail stream. Each mechanized and non-mechanized step is
- shown in a flow diagram with each step being explained. The program attempts
- to show why discounts are given for certain types of addressing by showing how
- improved addressing (e.g., ZIP+4, bar codes, etc) bypasses certain steps in
- the mail handling process.
-
- Included as one of the functions is a small spreadsheet that allows bulk
- mailers to determine the approximate cost of mailings given such factors as
- address grouping [individual, 3-digit zips, 5-digit, zip+4, etc], sacks vs.
- trays, and the size of the mailing. All rates are as of May 1991 and may have
- been changed by the time that you read this.
-
- As always, further information can be obtained from your local Post Office.
-
- Disclaimer: I am submitting this file as an individual. My employer has
- nothing to do with the contents of the program or this readme
- file.
-
- ....Greg Flint (afc@klaatu.cc.purdue.edu)
-