USPS Test Mode interesting trivia

USPS Test Mode interesting trivia



Good point there! I found the same information in this document:

<A HREF ="http://www.usps.com/webtools/htm/Domestic-Rates.htm">http://www.usps.com/webtools/htm/Domestic-Rates.htm</A>

But it's not immediately obvious without some digging.

Tom


> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of James Harrell
> Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 12:54 PM
> To: [email protected]; [email protected]
> Subject: [mrc] USPS Test Mode interesting trivia
>
>
> Hi Folks,
>
> It's not uncommon for people who have their USPS module in TEST
> mode (using the test URL) to complain that no shipping rates are
> shown during testing. Well, I was implementing a custom USPS
> solution and I figured out why.
>
> In the event you really desire to test out USPS shipping before
> going live, here's some trivia:
>
> - The TEST server only stores a very small subset of rates
> - Any rate that is not stored will return an error, and the
> shipping methods will not be displayed.
> - Test mode will not display any methods unless the following
> criteria are met. There are a few other cases to get back
> methods from the test server, but this one definitely works:
> 1) Parcel Post Method is configured as available
> 2) Ship FROM ZIP = 20770
> 3) Ship TO ZIP = 90210
> 4) Package Weight = 10lbs
>
> Interesting ship-to zip, eh? Hope this helps anyone who cares. :)
>
> cheers,
> James
>
>
>
>

Hi Folks,

It's not uncommon for people who have their USPS module in TEST
mode (using the test URL) to complain that no shipping rates are
shown during testing. Well, I was implementing a custom USPS
solution and I figured out why.

In the event you really desire to test out USPS shipping before
going live, here's some trivia:

- The TEST server only stores a very small subset of rates
- Any rate that is not stored will return an error, and the
shipping methods will not be displayed.
- Test mode will not display any methods unless the following
criteria are met. There are a few other cases to get back
methods from the test server, but this one definitely works:
1) Parcel Post Method is configured as available
2) Ship FROM ZIP = 20770
3) Ship TO ZIP = 90210
4) Package Weight = 10lbs

Interesting ship-to zip, eh? Hope this helps anyone who cares. :)

cheers,
James