Idealliance & USPS Data Specifications, Mail.dat®, Mail.XML®, Shipping Services File™
Assurety has been providing technical leadership, policy, and strategic guidance to Idealliance since the year 2006 and providing thought leadership and technical direction for the Mail.dat and Mail.XML web services data specifications. Assurety created most of the CRs for Mail.XML writing more than 130,000 lines of code that support the digital supply chain initiative for the industry and support the full-service IMb as well as parcels IMpb programs. Assurety continues to lead the Mail.dat and Mail.XML development for the USPS, industry, and Idealliance.
Assurety has presented on Mail.dat, Mail.XML, and USPS Shipping Services Files at NPF, POTC, and MTAC meetings and conferences for many years. Please check out our blogs for Mail.dat and Mail.XML that are the backbone of digital transformation as well as now supporting the business transformation of the industry into the digital product and marketing innovation arena.
The IDEAlliance/EPICOMM site where software vendors, IT organizations and mailers and shippers can go to get the specifications are below: