In a meeting between PostCom and USPS, mailers' concerns about how MERLIN will be used to verify move update compliance was discussed. The USPS indicated that while MERLIN will be used to sample pieces and obtain the name/address information, that data then will be transmitted and validated through its NCSC channels and address databases. The USPS is not planning to attempt to have address databases reside in the MERLIN equipment, which was a significant concern raised by PostCom and others because of the complexities of move update compliance methodologies which could not be adequately handled by MERLIN.

Courtesy of Postcom.org