== Postage Stamp Server ==

The specification for the postage stamp server request and results files given in the document attached below. The document
stampsICD3.pdf attached below describes the current version of the request file format. stamps.ICD.pdf describes version 1.

The postage stamp server began accepting the new format on 2013-05-03. Version 1 files are also accepted. The wiki page [wiki:pstamp_version_2_features]
describes the new features available in version 2.

== Creating Request Files ==

A note describing one method for making postage stamp request files may be found
[wiki:sample_pstamp_request here].


== Submitting Request Files ==

The usual method for the science server to submit requests is with the data store interface which is described 
[wiki:pstamp_data_store here].

Eventually we plan to have a feature full web interface. A simple prototype is available at 
[http://pstamp.ipp.ifa.hawaii.edu/request.php ]. 

There is also a [http://pstamp.ipp.ifa.hawaii.edu/upload.php web page] that may be used to upload
request files to the postage stamp server for processing.

The user name and password that is used to access the PS1SC internal web pages may be used
to log into these sites.

== Web Interface ==
A new web interface which is accessible through the PSI web server (PSPS) is under development. We expect it to
be generally available in May 2013.

 * [wiki:pstamp_web_interface_features pstamp_web_interface (old)]
 * [wiki:pstamp_web_interface_features_2012_09 Notes on proposed new user postage stamp user inteface]

== Detectability Queries ==

The detectability server is implemented as part of the postage stamp server.  Detectability queries are submitted to the same machine, the file is just a slightly different file format: [wiki:sample_dquery_request example].  Everything the same, just a different file.  A draft update to the IPP-MOPS ICD describing the implemented detectability server is [wiki:detectability_ICD_proposal here].  The code annotation/documentation is available [wiki:detectability_code_documentation here].

== Postage Stamp Processing ==

Postage stamp server implementation for the processing czar. [wiki:shepherding_the_pstamp_server]

== Notes on various issues ==
 * [wiki:calib_info_in_pstamp Calibration information in postage stamps]