A primary issue as well is their concerns that unregulated code will cause significant problems to their servers. My client was required to be shipping a minimum of 50 packages a day to get access to the full online shipping system, we had to certify a ton of code and database stuff, as well as an onsite visit to the company. They are very serious about allowing access to their servers, which I do understand to some degree. I want those systems up and not bogged down by bad stuff, my client would be very unhappy. I think though, if you were to include in applications and it was encrypted, you might have better luck. Now if this is just for tracking, come on UPS.
If its out there and can be modified without strict regulation and a big free for all exists outside of their licensing, they feel they risk their services to all their customers. That's how they explained it to me. They are a tremendous PIA to deal with. Regards, Eric J Hoffman Head Tech Geek DataStream Connexion www.datastreamconnexion.com Delivering Creative Data Solutions -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:cliff@;cliffmeyers.com] Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 7:21 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: UPS web services and CFMX Bud, That's off the wall. I find it ironic that UPS is fighting distribution of code that ultimately would result in more customers / business for their company. -Cliff On Fri, 18 Oct 2002 17:20:15 -0700 (PDT), Bud wrote: > > On 10/18/02, Ben Forta penned: > >I may be wrong, but I do not believe they have a Web Service. They > >have a series of XML interfaces that are not trivial to use (not > >terribly complex either though). > > > >I started building a CFC to encapsulate their XML API's, but have a > >way to go yet. I'll try get something working over the weekend so you > >can see what is involved. > > I'm almost done with a tag that will use cfhttp or msxml to talk with > their XML interface, BUT... They have said they'll sue me if I > distribute it. I can install the code under a person's end user > license, but absolutely cannot distribute it or include it in my > shopping cart. I can have the merchant "hire" me under their end user > developer license. I've been fighting tooth and nail with them for > over a week. > > The really really nasty part of this is, they will not let me get > licensed as a third party developer to distribute my cart. They keep > telling me it's because they absolutely DO NOT license any software > that is distributed as Open Source. Although Able Solutions is > licensed and the XML interface is included in their Open Source > version. I know that the real reason is that they are discriminating > against me because I'm a small business. > > When I mentioned that there are a number of modules available to talk > to their XML and datastream interfaces, they said that their legal > team is in the process of investigating this. Technically even the > cf_upsprice tag is illegal to distribute since the datastream version > is also covered under their current licensing. > -- > > Bud Schneehagen - Tropical Web Creations > > _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ > ColdFusion Solutions / eCommerce Development [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <a href="http://mail.cliffmeyers.com/jump/http://www.twcreations.com";>http: //www.twcreations.com</a>/ > 954.721.3452 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/cf_talk FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm
