METROMAIL <MTML> SEES FLAT YEAR NET Metromail Corp said it expects earnings for the year to be about flat due to higher expenses caused by an expansion of data processing capabilities and startup costs associated with new cooperative programs that will continue into the fourth quarter. The company today reported earnings for the nine months ended March One of 7,214,900 dlrs, down from 7,752,800 dlrs a year before. For all of last year it earned 10.9 mln dlrs.