BW>  RR> Does anyone out there know what the deal is with the USPS and their
BW>  RR> change over for bulk mailings. I was told I have to use a program 
that
BW>       I do bulk (non-profit) mailings and I've heard
BW>  nothing along that line.  And it doesn't make much
BW>  sense (not that that ever stopped the P.O.)  Why should
There was a segment on the Discovery Channel last month about the
USPO and the software they are using. They can scan printed
addresses in a whith of a second; some illegible handwriting takes a
bit longer. Those are routed to a "trouble" bin where another OCR
analyses the entire address block in an attempt to "learn" the
persons handwriting/style. (I've seen letters my wife receives from
her 85 year old Parkinson's afflicted mother come through with
barcodes!)  They were claiming that the USPO could analyze and
barcode 999/1000 handwritten envelopes. IF that's the case, why the
ALL CAPS, Courier, etc., that we've heard about for bulk mailings?
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