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Receive USPS Informed Visibility Feeds Properly

USPS pushes near-real-time mail tracking data to subscribers over SFTP. Files.com receives every feed, routes it to the systems that act on it, separates it per client, and archives it for as long as the proof obligation runs.

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How Files.com Fits With USPS

Informed Visibility (IV-MTR) turned mail into a data product: near-real-time scans for every barcoded letter, flat, tray, and container, pushed to subscribers over SFTP, with delegation letting service providers receive feeds for many clients at once. USPS built the push. The receiving side is the subscriber’s to build: the endpoint, the routing, the per-client separation, and the archive that proves delivery.

Files.com is the receiving side, as a service. Feeds land on a permanent endpoint, Automations fan scan data out to the systems that act on it, per-client folders keep delegated data separated, and retention holds the induction-to-delivery record for as long as the proof obligation runs.

The USPS File Flows Mailers Actually Run

Inbound scan feeds, outbound mailing files, and proof the mail delivered.

The SFTP Endpoint IV-MTR Pushes To

USPS Informed Visibility pushes near-real-time scan data to subscribers over SFTP. Files.com is the endpoint on your side, receiving every feed and routing each arrival the moment it lands.

Scan Data Into The Systems That Act On It

Mail tracking earns its keep downstream: response forecasting, call-center staffing, payment-timing models. One arriving feed fans out to every consumer, reshaped into what each system ingests.

Delegated Data, Cleanly Separated

IV-MTR’s delegation model means service providers receive feeds for many clients’ mail. A folder per client keeps every mailer’s data walled off, separately governed and separately auditable.

Proof For The Mail That Must Arrive

Election mail, statements, and compliance notices carry proof obligations. The scan-data archive under retention policies holds the induction-to-delivery record for as long as the obligation runs.

Mailing Files Out On The Same Rails

The exchange runs both ways: presort files to the mail house, address data to the service bureau, NCOA results back. Each flow gets its own scoped folder, with PGP encryption applied automatically where address data demands it.

The Feed That Stopped Mid-Campaign

A tracking feed that dies mid-campaign blinds the response model while the mail keeps moving. Delivery monitoring holds the feed to the cadence you set and opens an incident when a window closes without data.

What The IV-MTR Subscription Needs

The endpoint you register with USPS has to hold still for as long as the subscription runs.

The Endpoint The Subscription Points At

An IV-MTR data feed wants a host, credential, and directory to push to. Files.com provides all three as permanent, managed properties, with static IPs where network policy allowlists.

Volume Without Ceremony

Near-real-time scan data across letters, flats, trays, and containers adds up fast. The endpoint absorbs the cadence, Automations file each drop, and nothing depends on a box under a desk.

A Folder Per Mailer, Per Campaign

Service providers separate clients; mailers separate campaigns. Folder trees and scoped credentials keep each slice distinct under one audit trail.

An Archive Sized To The Obligation

When the proof horizon passes, retention clears the archive on its own. No manual purges, and no scan data held a day longer than the obligation demands.

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Tommy Chapley
Senior Software Engineer, Equifax
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Regis Litre, Rag & Bone
Regis Litre
Chief Information Officer, Rag & Bone
Files.com is robust and scales to a large enterprise. We get multiple files per minute, per second — and we're a 24/7 organization, so everything has to always be up.
Nelson Miranda, Spirit Airlines
Nelson Miranda
Sr. Systems Engineer, Spirit Airlines

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