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From: dlv@cunyvms1.gc.cuny.edu (Dimitri Vulis, CUNY GC Math)
Subject: Re: POSTNET barcodes
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Date: Sat, 4 May 1991 03:07:42 GMT

In article <1991Apr22.204937.298@mac.cc.macalstr.edu>, leete@mac.cc.macalstr.edu writes:
>I am looking for a program to make barcodes for printing on mailing envelopes. 
>The US Post Office has their own type of barcoding called POSTNET.  Ordinarily
>you have to go to a service bureau for a lot of dollars to print POSTNET
>barcodes.  I am looking for a program to print barcodes using this system.
>I have found programs to print almost every type of barcode, but none
>does POSTNET.
>
>I don't imagine to find this capability as a font, but this seemed like the
>closest thing to what I'm looking for.  I'm looking for programs in MS/PC-DOS. 
>
>
>Thanks for your help.  		-Jennie Leete, Macalester College
>				 Leete@Mac.cc.macalstr.edu	Internet
>				 Leete@Macalstr			Bitnet

I have written TeX macros that generate POSTNET code (which is a representation
of the ZIP code on the bottom of the envelope) and FIM code (the one on top).
It was posted to comp.text.tex.

(It works fine under MS-DOS with emTeX.)

Dimitri Vulis
CUNY GC Math
DLV@CUNYVMS1.BITNET DLV@CUNYVMS1.GC.CUNY.EDU