The getFileHTTPs.exe utility performs safety checks after downloading USPS files from the EPF website:
- The utility checks that the file size of the downloaded file matches the information provided by the USPS server.
- After the utility untars the downloaded USPS file, the utility compares the hash value of the actual file to the hash value in the file header provided by USPS.
- When downloading NCOALink data, you can use the Validate option when using REST to untar and verify the files that have been extracted from the USPS download.
After confirming both checks in the steps above, the executable returns a 0 (success).