SS 5.1 Custom API issue

[Costa]

Hi two questions:

1) I just recently wrote a CustomAPI script that alerts my client of a new
order (with Buyers Name, #, Total, Shipping, etc) via his SprintPCS phone.
It works really well, except for today: Today I did one final test but this
time I changed the email to a bogus (no DNS) account. After the Thankyou.cgi
my client called me and said he was getting over 150 if the same message! I
know I didnt write any endless loop conditions in my code, so my question
is: If the other shopsite (5.1) code is trying to send a repeated message
(to a bogus address) does my Custom API get called repeatedly as well??? I
hope it's just a problem with Sprint really, otherwise I have to add to my
code..

2) Can someone reccomend me to a site/forum/newgroup that strictly discusses
CustomAPI programming. I've searched the net only to find the high-end
retail (BlueHornet) backends and would love to trade ideas with some
down-home open source developers like myself : ) thanks!

PS I know Verio really needs to upgrade to 6.1 and I'm seriously considering
changing hosts.

[loren_d_c]

It wouldn't be ShopSite doing it. ShopSite sends the order info to the
Order API just once. If you are getting repeats, it is some other
problem, perhaps with the mail server on your server or at the Sprint
end (assuming it's not a problem with your script).

-Loren

P.S. Which Verio platform are you on? I am pretty sure that they can get
you on 6.1.1, you just need to request it.


Costa wrote:

Hi two questions:

1) I just recently wrote a CustomAPI script that alerts my client of a new
order (with Buyers Name, #, Total, Shipping, etc) via his SprintPCS phone.
It works really well, except for today: Today I did one final test but this
time I changed the email to a bogus (no DNS) account. After the Thankyou.cgi
my client called me and said he was getting over 150 if the same message! I
know I didnt write any endless loop conditions in my code, so my question
is: If the other shopsite (5.1) code is trying to send a repeated message
(to a bogus address) does my Custom API get called repeatedly as well??? I
hope it's just a problem with Sprint really, otherwise I have to add to my
code..

2) Can someone reccomend me to a site/forum/newgroup that strictly discusses
CustomAPI programming. I've searched the net only to find the high-end
retail (BlueHornet) backends and would love to trade ideas with some
down-home open source developers like myself : ) thanks!

PS I know Verio really needs to upgrade to 6.1 and I'm seriously considering
changing hosts.