System and method for providing postage indicia

A method of processing a request for printing one or more postage indicia on one or more postage labels, comprising:

• receiving an account number of the user at a computer server associated with a postage provider;
• receiving, at the computer server, a request to print the one or more postage indicia on at least one of a plurality of postage labels from the user;
• and
• determining, by the computer server, depending on a predetermined parameter, whether an input by the user of an activation code associated with the plurality of postage labels is required, wherein the requirement for the input of the activation code is waived if the predetermined parameter is satisfied.

A method of printing postage indicia, comprising:

• entering an account number associated with a user into a personal computer associated with the user, the personal computer being in communication with a computer server associated with a postage provider;
• requesting the computer server associated with the postage provider authorization to print one or more postage indicia on one or more postage labels;
• inputting an activation code associated with the one or more postage labels into the personal computer if the computer server requests the activation code, wherein the activation code is requested depending upon a plurality of parameters associated with the account number;
• and
• receiving from the computer server an authorization to print the one or more indicia on the one or more postage labels if either the request for the activation code by the computer server is waived or if the input of the activation code by the user is required and the activation code is valid.

A system application program, the program when executed by a personal computer in communication with a computer server causes the personal computer to receive instructions from the computer server, the instructions comprising:

• prompting a user to enter an account number associated with the user;
• and
• determining, by the computer server, depending on a predetermined parameter, whether an input by the user of an activation code associated with a plurality of postage labels is required, wherein the requirement for the input of the activation code is waived if the predetermined parameter is satisfied;
• and
• prompting the user to input the activation code if the activation code is required and not prompting the user to input the activation code if the requirement for the input of the activation code is waived.