This would be a pull only situation. For us, it's for two postage statements per day (a 3600pm and a 3605), so it shouldn't be too complicated. I've looked over the guide, But I haven't really found in the guide anything that really tells you what you need to do.
>From what I can see it looks like a SOAP/XML combination, which basically, >I'll be using wget as to send my Requests, and an internal UV routine to breakdown the output XML (received back by wget). I currently use this method for another vendor's API and it works quite well. I haven't found anything that shows any sample transactions for a simple postage statement submission/response The delivery confirmation gets handled via a ftp file, and cyclic monitoring of the ftp file for new output files, and these files aren't in XML, just fixed column data files. So far, their helpdesk hasn't been too awful.... I'm surprised, I couldn't find any sample example sessions. George Gallen Senior Programmer/Analyst Accounting/Data Division ggal...@wyanokegroup.com ph:856.848.9005 Ext 220 The Wyanoke Group http://www.wyanokegroup.com ________________________________________ From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Glen Batchelor [webmas...@all-spec.com] Sent: Friday, May 06, 2011 3:07 PM To: 'U2 Users List' Subject: Re: [U2] Anyone submitted postage statements using mail.xml? We don't use Mail.XML but I've done integration with USPS as well as most of the major parcel carriers. Are you doing pull-only, push-only, or both? If you're submitting docs then that's pull. If USPS sends you a notification then that's push. If you're only pulling, then you don't need to worry about setting up processes to handle incoming XML, as far as I know. I've not seen any information suggesting that call-backs or post-backs are used in pull-only situations. You should definitely read the entire Mail.XML guide if you're writing an interface from scratch. There may be a library for PHP, but I've not checked. I could not find a Perl module that simplifies using the XML service. Regards, ---------------------------------------- Glen Batchelor IT Director/CIO/CTO All-Spec Industries phone: (910) 332-0424 fax: (910) 763-5664 E-mail: webmas...@all-spec.com Web: http://www.all-spec.com Blog: http://blog.all-spec.com ---------------------------------------- > -----Original Message----- > From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users- > boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of George Gallen > Sent: Friday, May 06, 2011 2:10 PM > To: U2 Users List > Subject: [U2] Anyone submitted postage statements using mail.xml? > > I'm going to be embarking on attempting to send e-docs (postage > statements) to the USPS > using MAIL.XML. Any pointers? > > > George Gallen > Senior Programmer/Analyst > Accounting/Data Division, EDI Administrator > ggal...@wyanokegroup.com > ph:856.848.9005 Ext 220 > The Wyanoke Group > http://www.wyanokegroup.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > U2-Users mailing list > U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
