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Effective October 13, 2005, Publication 363, Updating
Address Lists Is a Smart Move, is revised to reflect the retirement
of FASTforward® Mailing List Correction (MLC). All FASTforward
MLC references will be removed from this publication.
We will incorporate this revision into the next
printed version of Publication 363 and into the online version, which
is available on the Postal ServiceTM PolicyNet Web site:
• Go to http://blue.usps.gov.
• Under "Essential Links" in the
left-hand column, click on References.
• Under "References" in the right-hand
column, under "Policies," click on PolicyNet.
• Then click on PUBs.
(The direct URL for the Postal Service PolicyNet
Web site is http://blue.usps.gov/cpim.)
Publication 363, Updating Address Lists Is a
Smart Move
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Approved Move Update Options
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FASTforward
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Mailers may use FASTforward® Multiline
Optical Character Reader (MLOCR) to comply with the Move Update requirement.
FASTforward MLOCR allows users (mailers) to comply with the Move
Update requirement as they process mail, provided that the mail is automation-compatible.
Licensed FASTforward MLOCR users must obtain an approved interface
from their MLOCR vendors. As mail is run through the MLOCR, the system
automatically checks names and addresses against a national Postal Service
database that is encrypted, contains updates from the previous 13 months,
and contains only permanent COA records. If a COA is applicable, the correct
address and barcode are imprinted on the mailpiece.
The new address information is obtained through
a matching process. A name and address contained in the mailing list is
compared to the national Postal Service encrypted database of permanent
COA records. Address change information is provided only for records from
the previous 13 months that have a matching name and an old address. When
new address information is returned, the effective date of the move and
the carrier information for the new address are also returned. Mailers
must use the returned information to update their mailing lists.
Effective October 1, 2005, FASTforward
Mailing List Correction (MLC) was no longer an option for fulfilling the
Move Update requirement.
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— Address Management,
Intelligent Mail and Address Quality, 10-13-05
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