We'd like to offer package tracking for our USPS delivery confirmation packages. Users could track the status of their shipment, while never leaving our site. We've implemented a similar tracking system for UPS, and think that it could be modified to talk to the USPS servers (because, well, you basically post the same information in a slightly different format, and read back similar information in a slightly different format, right? *shrug*): [login to view URL],113 What we really like about the UPS XML tracking contribution is the line by line output. The USPS API allows for this. Currently running osCommerceMAX 1.5.5 with a few extra contributions. We do have the USPS keys needed for use on the production server once your mod is available.
## Deliverables
1. **working contribution**
including: which lines to edit in existing files, any new files, etc.
should install similarly to the UPSXML contribution referenced above.
2. **give back to the community**
in keeping with the spirit of open source, when it's all done, package it up as a contribution and give it away to the osCommerce community ... we're paying, so they don't have to. ;)
## Platform
LAMPS (well, our server is FreeBSD FAMPS? heh. ;))) based on osCommerce 2.2MS2