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Re: Post Office barcodes

• Posted by Irv Mullins <irv at ELLIJAY.COM> Jan 30, 2000
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----- Original Message -----
From: Judith Evans <camping at FLASH.NET>
To: <EUPHORIA at LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU>
Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2000 8:35 AM
Subject: Post Office barcodes


> Hi,
>
> I want to add the Postal barcodes to my envelope printing app. Does anyone
> know where I can find them? I presume they are a font. My WEB search only
> resulted in highpriced softwares mainly directly to companies.
>
Hi, Judith

I agree - seems like there should be a free barcode font, since the USPS
requires the use of barcode on automated mailings. Paying $150 or more
for a font that contains two  (count 'em, 2) symbols, is outrageous.
So far, I have found:

free Postnet font - not sure if it is "munged".

http://www.jgilmore.com/postnet.htm has a C library which you can call to
print Postnet barcodes. There's a full demo (limited # of prints at each
run)
and the price to unlock the limit is only $39.00

http://www.mecsw.com/specs/postnet.html has specs and a short C program
to calculate the Postnet code/checkdigit.

If you want to go to zip+4, to get discounts, there's an additional problem:
You'll have to verify the addresses with CASS. see
http://www.worksright.com/casswrsi.html as well as ABE (Automated Barcode
Evaluation) tests.

Irv