On 1/6/03, Stacy Young penned: >Colleague of mine needs to access UPS shipping services...Has anyone been >successful at creating a tag for MX that uses their XML protocol?
I actually built tags for the Rates & Services and Tracking for my shopping cart with the intention of making them freely available. I've been going through a quite trying time with UPS trying to get licensed as a developer to distribute my cf_ezcart with the tools included. They've been fighting with me tooth and nail trying to keep me out, but have actually sent me an application (after 3 months of hassling them) after I assured them that all UPS associated files and tags would be encrypted (not that they can't be decrypted), and that I'd include warnings, etc. in my licensing that decrypting them is illegal, immoral, wrong, and will result in a public flogging and loss of UPS access privileges for anyone doing so or changing any of the code. I get to pay a $1,000 per day testing fee for the privilege of allowing my clients to ship using UPS under my developer's key. They've also informed me that they have their legal department checking places like the Developer's Exchange for anyone distributing modular code to access their systems, without being licensed to do so, and may possibly take legal action. Now. I AM able to distribute my cart without the files included, then be hired as a consultant to the merchant to integrate the tools under their developer's key once they register and receive a developer's key and access key. To integrate the tools I have to go through the long, tedious process of... uploading the files to the server. The whole thing is ludicrous. It's like they're begging people to use USPS. The only good thing about the whole thing for me is, once I get approved, I get listed with only about a dozen other shopping carts (instead of the hundreds you usually get lost with) on the UPS website, most of which are either overpriced or just plain suck. Anyway, without actually distributing the files, and maybe screwing myself with UPS, if you contact me off list maybe we can work something out where I can work with you on the project. I'm sure you'll save a few hours, and we'll avoid UPS licensing issues for both of us. -- Bud Schneehagen - Tropical Web Creations _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ ColdFusion Solutions / eCommerce Development [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.twcreations.com/ 954.721.3452 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
