USPS Shipping Not Showing Up

I have installed and enabled the USPS Shipping Module but it is not showing up when I check it by using the estimate shipping button. I beleive for production mode you have to have an account with USPS, I have both types of accounts with them, one for shipping tools and a regular account. With the tools account they sent an IS but no password in the email.
Any help is appreciated. Thanks

Does USPS show up during checkout ?

What version of Zen Cart are you using?

Yes but I get that common error message " Unable to find a quote suitable for your mailing address .......

Version:
1.3.0.2

1. What is your store's ZIP code as defined in Admin->Configuration->Shipping/Packaging?
2. What is your test customer's ZIP code ?
3. What is the weight of the order you're testing?
4. What delivery options have you enabled in your USPS settings? Try enabling "more" of them.
5. In Admin->Configuration->Shipping/Packaging, what are your tare settings? (okay, it doesn't say "tare", but that's what it is ... list all your settings from that section)

1. 61832
2. test is the same: 61832
3. 10 lbs.
4. I have enabled all with no luck
5. Tare Settings: If you mean "Package Tare Small to Medium - added percentage:weight" it is set to 0:3

1. 61832
2. test is the same: 61832
3. 10 lbs.
4. I have enabled all with no luck
5. Tare Settings: If you mean "Package Tare Small to Medium - added percentage:weight" it is set to 0:3

In number one (1) question the zip code is set to 60540 not 61832

I have these items drop shipped from that zip code

Then the problem is likely related to any of:

1. server firewall is blocking external communication on port 80
2. server PHP configuration has blocked/prohibited use of fileopen() calls to external sites
3. you've entered an invalid USPS user ID (password is irrelevant anymore)

You might get a bit of information by editing your /includes/modules/shipping/usps.php file as follows:
approx line 416:```
// mail('[email protected]','USPS rate quote response',$body,'From: [email protected]');

a) remove the // at the front
b) change "[email protected]" in both places to your own email address
c) try testing some quotes
If you get no extra emails containing USPS quote data, then the problem is #1 or #2 above.
If you do get some emails with raw USPS data, post that data here.

I have tried in production mode with an error saying I dont have permission to that server etc. I beleive thats because I have not asked them to switch me to the production server.
When I tried in Test Mode I get this error message:

<Error><Number>-2147219040</Number><Source>SOLServerRatesTest;SOLServerRatesTest.Rate_Respond</Source><Description>RateRequest is no longer supported. Use RateV2Request for canned tests.</Description><HelpFile></HelpFile><HelpContext>1000440</HelpContext></Error>

scottyg:

I beleive thats because I have not asked them to switch me to the production server.

USPS will only give usable quotes if your account is on the production server.

So thats my whole problem, I simply need to have them switch my account to the production server then set Zen to Production?

Yes.

And plan on upgrading to a newer version of Zen Cart too ... instructions pertaining to this fact were clarified in v1.3.5.