Address Validator Port Reference

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Commercial Mail Receiving Agent

Output port that identifies addresses that are managed by a Commercial Mail Receiving Agent (CMRA).

A CMRA maintains Post Office Boxes (PO Boxes).

The USPS maintains a table of addresses that are deliverable to a CMRA mailbox and not to the physical location of a business or place of residence. USPS address reference data includes this table. Address validation validates an address against the CMRA reference table if the address contains a valid Delivery Point Code number.

A CMRA may also be known as an Office Business Center (OBC) or a Corporate Executive Center (CEC).

Commercial Mail Receiving Agent Usage

Select Commercial Mail Receiving Agent to identify addresses that are managed by a CMRA.

CMRA data has the following uses:

Direct marketing. You can tell if an address delivers directly to business or householder or if the address delivers to a PO Box.

Mail sorting. Automated mailing systems can tell if an address has a street mailbox or a mailbox at a CMRA.

Port Location

The following table provides the location and default precision of the Commercial Mail Receiving Agent port:

Port Type	Port Group	Template Model	Precision
Output	US Specific	Basic	1

Commercial Mail Receiving Agent Output Codes

The following table describes the Commercial Mail Receiving Agent output codes:

Code	Description
Y	The validated address matches an address in the CMRA table.
N	The validated address does not match an address in the CMRA table.
[Blank]	Address validation did not check the address against the CMRA table.

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Address Validator Port Reference

Address Validator Port Reference

Commercial Mail Receiving Agent

Commercial Mail Receiving Agent

Commercial Mail Receiving Agent Usage

Port Location

Commercial Mail Receiving Agent Output Codes