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WSO Pro advanced features

by kennethav
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Is there any documentation on how the WSO Pro advanced features work?
I'd like to have WSO Pro send a buyer's PayPal IPN to my server, and I see there's an advanced option for that, but I can't find any doc on how that works.

Does it call my URL and pass the IPN somehow? Can I test that before launching my WSO to make sure my server responds correctly?

I'd also like WSO Pro to call my key generation URL and retrieve the results. But what format should my results be in? HTML? Do those results get pasted into an email somewhere? Can I pass back a username and password for the user? Can I see this in action before launching?

Thanks!
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  • Profile picture of the author CDarklock
    Originally Posted by kennethav View Post

    Is there any documentation on how the WSO Pro advanced features work?
    Nope.

    Seriously, I'd love to see docs on that myself.
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  • Profile picture of the author King Shiloh
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    You need to contact http://www.warriorforum.com/members/mike-lantz.html

    I think he's got the answer to any WSOPro question.
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  • Profile picture of the author CDarklock
    Added notes now that I've had some coffee. My day is hectic, sorry I didn't do this earlier.

    Originally Posted by kennethav View Post

    Does it call my URL and pass the IPN somehow?
    Yes. Standard POST request, as I recall. Handling IPN is well-documented at PayPal.

    Originally Posted by kennethav View Post

    I'd also like WSO Pro to call my key generation URL and retrieve the results.
    WSO Pro will not retrieve anything. It calls your URL, and doesn't do anything. Your own script at that URL is responsible for EVERYTHING you want done. If you want an email sent, your script has to send it.

    You know, I should mess around with this a little and try to put together some docs on it.
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    • Profile picture of the author kennethav
      That's very helpful - thanks. It still leaves me with questions, sadly!

      For example... the POST request would pass the IPN in some named field, right? But what is the name? I would love to just try it out and see for myself, but how do I do that? Pay to run a test WSO?

      Also, next to the key generation URL, the WSO pro listing page says...
      "Enter the URL of your key generation script and WSO Pro will send its output to the user"

      which is why I assumed that WSO Pro would retrieve my data. Also, if I publish a URL that sends out username/password info, what is to stop someone from just calling that URL (independent of WSO Pro) and getting themselves a free account?

      My head is spinning...

      I did try to PM Mike 3 days ago, but haven't gotten a response yet. Hopefully he'll weigh in shortly.
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      • Profile picture of the author CDarklock
        Originally Posted by kennethav View Post

        For example... the POST request would pass the IPN in some named field, right? But what is the name?
        It's not some named field. It's a whole stack of them. You need to read the IPN developer docs at PayPal.

        Also, next to the key generation URL, the WSO pro listing page says... "Enter the URL of your key generation script and WSO Pro will send its output to the user"
        Hm. Must be something new. I'd expect it wants the results in text/plain or text/html MIME type.

        Also, if I publish a URL that sends out username/password info, what is to stop someone from just calling that URL (independent of WSO Pro) and getting themselves a free account?
        Don't know. Mike's the right person to ask about this stuff, but there's no easy documentation area for it. You sort of have to play around until it works for you.
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  • Profile picture of the author Andyhenry
    It's actually nothing to do with the Warrior Forum - you need to speak to Mike about it.
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    nothing to see here.

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