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Re: Enveloupe: An API for snail mail

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Post by daw___ » Mon, Apr 04, 2016, 9:52 PM UTC

whitehat2k9 wrote: post #10

Prompting users to enter payment information over unsecured HTTP...smart.

Yep, although the form posts to a secure URL: https://api.stripe.com/v1/tokens

Re: Enveloupe: An API for snail mail

#12

Post by godzillabrennus » Mon, Apr 04, 2016, 9:54 PM UTC

nanis wrote: post #3

There is Lob as well: https://lob.com/

I'm about to use them for a startup. Anything I should know? Tips and tricks welcome.

Re: Enveloupe: An API for snail mail

#13

Post by Gurrewe » Mon, Apr 04, 2016, 9:56 PM UTC

daw___ wrote: post #11

whitehat2k9 wrote: post #10

Prompting users to enter payment information over unsecured HTTP...smart.

Yep, although the form posts to a secure URL: https://api.stripe.com/v1/tokens

Doesn't make it better tough, a MITM could change the action URL of the form.

Re: Enveloupe: An API for snail mail

#14

Post by jc4p » Mon, Apr 04, 2016, 9:59 PM UTC

godzillabrennus wrote: post #12

nanis wrote: post #3

There is Lob as well: https://lob.com/

I'm about to use them for a startup. Anything I should know? Tips and tricks welcome.

I used Lob for a small side project, it was fantastic. We simply sent HTML to them, which worked out great since we didn't have to deal with any real typesetting and got to design letters with HTML/CSS.

Re: Enveloupe: An API for snail mail

#15

Post by andrewjshults » Mon, Apr 04, 2016, 10:03 PM UTC

godzillabrennus wrote: post #12

nanis wrote: post #3

There is Lob as well: https://lob.com/

I'm about to use them for a startup. Anything I should know? Tips and tricks welcome.

(my opinions, not my employer's standard disclosure) Lob team has been great to work with - they've accommodated a lot of tweaks we've needed (custom paper, much higher levels of verification). They're good at API backwards compatibility, but they are pretty active on the development front, so it's worth keeping an eye on what changes are coming through on the SDK.

Re: Enveloupe: An API for snail mail

#16

Post by ryanbertrand » Mon, Apr 04, 2016, 10:03 PM UTC

daw___ wrote: post #11

whitehat2k9 wrote: post #10

Prompting users to enter payment information over unsecured HTTP...smart.

Yep, although the form posts to a secure URL: https://api.stripe.com/v1/tokens

Usually Stripe throws warnings into the console for using their JS lib while on a HTTP site.

Re: Enveloupe: An API for snail mail

#17

Post by ryanbertrand » Mon, Apr 04, 2016, 10:10 PM UTC

nanis wrote: post #3

There is Lob as well: https://lob.com/

Looks great. The only downside (like most companies) is HIPAA compliance only comes with the >$900/mo price points.

Re: Enveloupe: An API for snail mail

#18

Post by shravvmehtaa » Mon, Apr 04, 2016, 10:17 PM UTC

godzillabrennus wrote: post #12

nanis wrote: post #3

There is Lob as well: https://lob.com/

I'm about to use them for a startup. Anything I should know? Tips and tricks welcome.

Hey, Lob employee here! Feel free to email me at shrav@lob.com. I'd be happy to give you any tips or tricks!

Re: Enveloupe: An API for snail mail

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, Apr 04, 2016, 10:26 PM UTC

andrewjshults wrote: post #15

godzillabrennus wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm about to use them for a startup. Anything I should know? Tips and tricks welcome.

(my opinions, not my employer's standard disclosure) Lob team has been great to work with - they've accommodated a lot of tweaks we've needed (custom paper, much higher levels of verification). They're good at API backwards compatibility, but they are pretty active on the development front, so it's worth keeping an eye on what changes are coming through on the SDK.

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Re: Enveloupe: An API for snail mail

#20

Post by TamDenholm » Mon, Apr 04, 2016, 10:29 PM UTC

I'd like to see the same service for the UK.