Automated pricing files

A computer readable non-transitory storage medium having embodied thereon a program, the program being executable by a processor to perform a method for automatically determining postage pricing, the method comprising:

• searching a key file for a first record having a set of attribute values that matches a set of mailing attribute values, the first key file record one of a plurality of records within the key file;
• accessing a key from the first record;
• searching a pricing file for a second record having a first key which matches the accessed key, the second pricing file record one of a plurality of records within the pricing file;
• and
• accessing postage pricing data from the second pricing file record based on the key, the price structure and additional mailing data.

A system for automatically determining postage pricing, comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory;
• one or more modules stored in the memory and executed by the processor, execution of the one or more modules by the processor:
• searching a key file for a first record having a set of attribute values that matches a set of mailing attribute values and access a key and price structure from the first record, the first key file record one of a plurality of records within the key file and stored in memory;
• searching a pricing file for a second record having a first key which matches the accessed key and accessing postage pricing data from the second pricing file record based on the key, a pricing structure and additional mailing data, the second pricing file record one of a plurality of records within the pricing file;
• and
• reporting the postage pricing information.