Stamps.com integration - Couple small bugs need addressing

[roberttimmons]

Hello,

Sorry for the delay on resolving these issues; we are still working to investigate/resolve these issues.

The one issue I do have an update on is the automated process for notification emails. After investigating the requested functionality, we feel that this is a feature outside of the scope of the Stamps.com integration. Stamps.com's solution is designed to allow Zen Cart merchants to import orders from Zen Cart and process USPS shipping labels for these orders. After processing shipping labels, Stamps.com posts back information to Zen Cart to confirm shipment.

As a feature for our customers, Stamps.com offers the ability to send email confirmations directly from Stamps.com. As some have mentioned, this is not an ideal solution. To improve this, we will soon be offering additional levels of customization to the emails we send.

As for the other issues, we are currently investigating these. Most notably, we are working to fix the ship method importing as fast as we can.

Thanks!
Chuck
Stamps.com

You are aware that this forum is full of software programmers right? The reason we choose this software for our web stores is simple. There is nothing that is outside the scope of possibility. Its fully customizable to do anything with the proper code.

I'm sure we all understand stamps.com reasoning for this update to be ignored. Its simple. You want our customers to get emails from stamps.com to increase customer awareness and branding for the stamps.com software. So basically if we want our customers automatically notified we have to allow you to spam our customers with your advertising.. Which you do with every single notification email you sent out..

This is what is in the footer of every single email you send to OUR customers..

The shipment information contained in this email is provided by Stamps.com.
For questions about this package, please contact the sender of
the package or the U.S. Postal Service.

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Print official USPS postage from your own printer with Stamps.com,
and eliminate trips to the Post Office forever!
Sign up at http://www.stamps.com/freeoffer and receive our special
introductory offer. Try it risk free today!
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This is an unacceptable practice in my opinion. Aol.com got in trouble for doing the exact same. Spamming emails with a footer to free email customers. They certaintly dont do it anymore.

And by the way. its very possible to invoke the zc notification system to email the customers.

I made it happen and here is a screen shot- please note this is not with the stamps.com module but another that auto posted to the customer order detail and notified the customer..
Simple flag under customer notify
-1 hide from customer
0 post to order but do not notify customer
1 post to order and notify customer.