== 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.3.pdf describes version 1.

Most users should be able to use the interface provided by the PanStarrs Science interface (PSI).

The postage stamp server began accepting the new format on 2013-05-03. Version 1 files will also accepted until 2015-04-21. At that point only version
2 files will be processed. The wiki page [wiki:pstamp_version_2_features]
describes the new features available in version 2. The only required changes in version 2 are in the request header section.
The page [wiki:pstamp_2015-04-changes] descries some implementation changes and access restrictions that are going into effect 2015-04-21.

== 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 a user to submit requests is with the data store interface which is described 
[wiki:pstamp_data_store here].

Many users have been using [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.

A user name and password is required to acess that site.

== Detectability Queries ==

'''Note''' the detectability server has some interface and implementation issues. It is no being used and has fallen into disrepair.

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]