IDEAlliance Launches New Mail.dat User License Code Program

For more information go to: www.idealliance.org/specifications/maildat

About Mail.dat & Mail.XML
Mail.dat began in 1990 with the introduction of the Production Container Summary File and expanded to contain all the details of a mailing with the publication of the first specification in 1995. Over the past 23 years mail preparers, software developers, and the U.S. Postal Service have developed an entire mailstream ecosystem upon Mail.dat. Mail preparation tools across the industry, including the USPS PostalOne! system, utilize the specification to create a playing field for all mail partners and speed mail make-up data to the U.S. Postal Service. In 2008, Mail.dat was adopted as an XML-based business transaction framework called Mail.XML. Mail.dat and Mail.XML have been developed by IDEAlliance, a non-profit industry association, providing an open forum for users to develop and maintain the specifications in cooperation with the U.S. Postal Service.