A system, method and apparatus for preparing mailpieces. A inserter system for
assembling mailpieces in a mailing job is controlled in accordance with mailpiece
records in a corresponding mailing control file. The inserter system scans control
inserts included in the mailpieces fed into the mailpiece accumulations at a downstream
station to verify corresponding mailpiece records. Initially the inserter system
reads an initial, dummy control insert to accesses the mailing control file to
initialized the upstream stations of the inserter system.
