USPS and ABLE don't agree

[compunerdy]

Hello Tim,

The patch for 7.0.x is updated on the help website. Given the terrible documentation with the USPS documentation on their new API, there wasn't even close to suitable notification from USPS. We had to put the patches together by trial and error which was very time consuming. Development worked some double shifts and over the weekend to get it completed.

http://help.ablecommerce.com/upgrades/a ... h_2013.htm

That should have been "Hello Rick," I was the one giving him the info since it was only posted under gold for some reason.

[ChipWV]

I accidentally deleted my old USPS user id, so I created a new one.
I'm getting this error message. Running in test mode to this URL http://stg-production.shippingapis.com/ShippingApi.dll (I tested the one in USPS email too)
I thought test mode worked right away? or does it take some time.

I have "USPS First-Class Mail Parcel" & all 6 flavors of Priority Mail enabled.

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Send: API=RateV3&XML=<?xml version="1.0"?><RateV3Request USERID="458OVIS06331"><Package ID="0"><Service>ALL</Service><ZipOrigination>25262</ZipOrigination><ZipDestination>25262</ZipDestination><Pounds>0</Pounds><Ounces>4.8</Ounces><Container>FLAT RATE ENVELOPE</Container><Size>REGULAR</Size><Machinable>true</Machinable></Package></RateV3Request>

Receive: <Error>
	<Number>80040b1a</Number>
	<Description>API Authorization failure. RateV3 is not a valid API name for this protocol.</Description>
	<Source>UspsCom::DoAuth</Source>
</Error>

[Naveed]

I accidentally deleted my old USPS user id, so I created a new one.

There seems some issue with your USPS user id or some configuration issue at USPS end. As the error message is about authorization failure. I tried the above user id and its giving me following error:

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<Description>Authorization failure.  Perhaps username and/or password is incorrect.</Description>
	<Source>UspsCom::DoAuth</Source>

[Naveed]

Please have a look at following links where same issue is discussed. I hope it will help you solve this issue:

http://www.pagedowntech.com/faq/faq.aspx?faqid=190

https://getsatisfaction.com/corecommerc ... ocol_error

[ChipWV]

Thanks Naveed!

USPS got it changed over to production server, and is working fine.