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Data Services, Inc.
31516 Winterplace Parkway
Salisbury, MD 21804-1883
United States of America
Phone: (800) 432.4066
(410) 546.2206
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Acceptable Media
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We are capable of working with most data formats, however, as the conversion process is the most time
consuming and most critical part of the project, it is preferred that the data arrive in one of the formats listed below.
Preferred:
- Email
- Same file format as DOS Compatible Diskettes listed below
- Lists can be sent to a DSI email address which will be provided
- CDROM - Same file formats for DOS Compatible Diskettes below
- FTP - Secured
- Secured FTP - If you require a secured FTP site, please contact your account representative
- DOS Compatible Diskettes - we accept the following file formats for the diskette:
- ASCII Fixed Field
- ASCII Quote, Tab, or other Comma Delimited
- Excel
- Various Database Formats
Non-Preferred, but will accept:
- 3480 Compressed or Non-Compressed Cartridge
- EBCDIC
- Fixed Field File Format
- Blocking factor no greater than 32760
- 9 Track (3420) magnetic Tape
- 1600 or 6250 BPI
- ASCII or EBCIDIC
- Fixed Field File Format
- Blocking factor no greater than 32760
In addition, to avoid possible processing problems, we ask the following:
- Provide standard labels on tapes and cartridges
- Label/identify all files with the list name, mailer name, broker order number, key code or any other meaningful information that will assist in identifying the list
- Provide a tape dump
- Provide a layout that matches the file
- Provide a character map that defines the usage of special characters
- Do not stack files on a single tape
- Do not place ASCII Quote Comma or Tab Delimited Files on a 9-Track tape - send a diskette instead
- Do not send macintosh files
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| Copyright 2005 Data Services, Inc. All
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