Re: Address validation API's for PHP

On 6/13/07, Jason Pruim <japruim@raoset.com> wrote:

On Jun 13, 2007, at 11:10 AM, Daniel Brown wrote: On 6/13/07, Jason Pruim <japruim@raoset.com> wrote:

On Jun 13, 2007, at 10:52 AM, Daniel Brown wrote:

Hi Jay, I actually work with the post office on my day job, we do

presorted

mailings with them. And I can tell you that the post office

does not

sell any addresses to private individuals. For the mailings we do where we need to get a list we have to go to a third party to

get the

list. The stuff you're looking at is probably the CASS software, or

maybe

Delivery Point Validation. Both of which you run on your current mailing list to make sure you qualify for the cheaper postage

rates.

I can also tell you that the CASS software costs about $1,000 a

year

for access to match your addresses against the database. :) But I don't think it really does what you are looking for. You may want to look into a third party place like InfoUSA[1]

since

they sell the addresses (We use them sometimes in fact) they

may be

able to do what you are looking for. [1] http://www.InfoUSA.com

Jason: Tell them to stop raising the price of the damned

stamps!

Offer to take a pay cut and take one for the team.... I'll buy

you a

beer.

If only it was that easy... :) And actually if you want to send 200 pieces or more I can knock your postage down somewhere around 6.6¢ for the right type of mailing :) It's called work share, I do the work, they don't charge as much :) Now.... Where's my Beer? :)

You help me when it comes time to sending out the invitations for my wedding in the spring and you're invited --- open bar with top-shelf stuff! You get over 200 and we can definitely work something out, as long as your pride is okay with doing a presorted mailing (Mine wasn't) I can guarantee that all the pieces will get there. And get there quickly too. How does an average of about 34.1¢/piece sound as long as you stay under an ounce? :) -- Daniel P. Brown [office] (570-) 587-7080 Ext. 272 [mobile] (570-) 766-8107

Well, we won't be sending until February or so, at the earliest, but it sounds good to me. -- Daniel P. Brown [office] (570-) 587-7080 Ext. 272 [mobile] (570-) 766-8107