Enveloupe: An API for snail mail • Hacker News Board

Re: Enveloupe: An API for snail mail

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Post by matmann2001 » Mon, Apr 04, 2016, 10:31 PM UTC

You should link to the landing page.

Re: Enveloupe: An API for snail mail

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Post by r1ch » Mon, Apr 04, 2016, 10:32 PM UTC

whitehat2k9 wrote: post #10

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

Seriously! It's 2016, unless you rely on 3rd party resources that don't support HTTPS there's no reason why your site shouldn't be HTTPS only. Certificates are free and there's negligible performance overhead with modern CPUs.

Re: Enveloupe: An API for snail mail

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Post by poincare101 » Mon, Apr 04, 2016, 10:36 PM UTC

whitehat2k9 wrote: post #10

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

https://enveloupe.com/api/new

Re: Enveloupe: An API for snail mail

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Post by greysteil » Mon, Apr 04, 2016, 10:43 PM UTC

TamDenholm wrote: post #20

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

You can use Lob in the UK. We (GoCardless) do, and have had a good experience.

Re: Enveloupe: An API for snail mail

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Post by shravvmehtaa » Mon, Apr 04, 2016, 10:46 PM UTC

TamDenholm wrote: post #20

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

Lob employee here. We are running beta services in the UK, please email support@lob.com for more information!

Re: Enveloupe: An API for snail mail

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Post by jdietrich » Mon, Apr 04, 2016, 10:46 PM UTC

TamDenholm wrote: post #20

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

Here you go:

http://www.docmail.co.uk/api/ https://developers.clicksend.com/ https://www.stannp.com/

Re: Enveloupe: An API for snail mail

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Post by TamDenholm » Mon, Apr 04, 2016, 10:55 PM UTC

shravvmehtaa wrote: post #25

TamDenholm wrote: post #20

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

Lob employee here. We are running beta services in the UK, please email support@lob.com for more information!

brilliant, i didnt know this. Thanks

Re: Enveloupe: An API for snail mail

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Post by ataylor32 » Mon, Apr 04, 2016, 11:11 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

See http://www.troyhunt.com/2013/05/your-login-form-posts-to-htt...

Re: Enveloupe: An API for snail mail

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Post by zeeshanm » Mon, Apr 04, 2016, 11:13 PM UTC

If I were you I'd put link to API docs in top navigation. If you are targeting to devs, that's the first thing they look for.

Re: Enveloupe: An API for snail mail

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Post by harryzhang » Mon, Apr 04, 2016, 11:18 PM UTC

brianbreslin wrote: post #9

Wasn't there a company that started doing Instagram postcard mailing, and eventually offered the API as well they were using?

http://repostage.com/

These guys are doing this, as I believe are many others.