False Positive Seed Infractions Cause DPV™ Stop Processing

False positive seed infractions present a difficult situation. Whenever DPV encounters a false positive, or suspected artificially-created address, processing is halted.

USPS Alternatives for DPV Stop Processing

Recently, the USPS® offered some alternatives to end users when dealing with DPV Stop Processing. Although these alternatives do not alleviate the USPS reporting requirements upon encountering a seed infraction, they do attempt to offer some solution options.

Request Special Consideration from USPS

Specifically, Section 6.7.7 of the DPV License Performance Requirements (LPR) points out that end users may request special consideration by the USPS on DPV Stop Processing. Requests should be directed to the USPS at the following location:

National Customer Support Center United States Postal Service®

6060 Primacy Pkwy, Ste 201 Memphis, TN 38188-0001

Phone: 800-238-3150

Group 1 Coding Engines

Based on these most recent requirements, the Group 1 coding engines that engage DPV and LACS will not perform Stop Processing, but will still provide seed reporting information. Under the newly adjusted rule, real-time system users must provide timely and prompt reporting to the USPS upon encountering a DPV or LACS seed. Group 1 can provide the end user with a specialized key/license file to meet the new requirement.

Detailed DPV LPR

6.7 End Users
6.7.1 End Users are classified as customers receiving CASS Certified™ DPV from a Licensed Service Provider.
6.7.2 Any time an address encounters a match to the False Positive table, the interface must cease the delivery point validating of addresses for the specific address list. The function shall be halted immediately for that specific address list. Processing of other address lists may continue. The Licensee may continue to standardize the remaining addresses on this list if desired. The Licensee shall immediately notify the customer that the processing was halted due to an unauthorized exposure to an apparent artificially created address.
6.7.3 The Licensee's software interface shall be designed to include a unique one–time–only restart code to restore the processing capability (i.e., cannot be used after the first occurrence to by pass any further stop processing error codes).
6.7.4 The Licensee shall notify USPS immediately of the customer's name and address using the file description as identified in the DPV False Positive File Layout (Appendix A). The Licensee must transfer a file containing the affected addresses from each address list to Dsf2stop@usps.gov with the subject line "DPV False Positive."
6.7.5 USPS reserves the right to require a Licensee to suspend a customer's ability to perform processing when multiple incidents of artificial address detection occur.
6.7.6 The following error code explanation regarding the stop processing function shall be placed in all documentation provided to the customer regarding a false positive match:
- "Processing was terminated due to the detection of what is determined to be an artificially created address. No address beyond this point has been processed using this product. In accordance with the License Agreement between USPS and <<Licensee>>, this USPS product shall be used to convert legitimately obtained addresses only, and shall not be used for the purpose of artificially creating address lists. Continuing use of this product requires compliance with all terms of the License Agreement. If the customer believes this address was identified in error, contact the Licensee."
6.7.7 USPS will consider entering into an additional agreement that may assist in more efficient processing for mailing activities that demonstrate a low-risk of abuse. In these cases, the users will be required to demonstrate to the satisfaction of USPS that their ability to prepare and enter mail would suffer a severe negative impact by the termination of the CASS™/DPV™ software.