John,
I've got a client that had the same need you've expressed above.
I found this available web service from Aivea http://www.aivea.com/eshipinfo.htm and have got it up and running.
It works pretty well, especially since I took the time to put all the appropriate cartoned weights/measures into the database as part of the product details. I haven't had any reports from the client of the shipper refusing to take the item, or "auditing" the amount quoted by this webservice.
There's also the added benefit of being able to print the shipping labels based on what the person has selected for their desired shipping tier.
It's the most comprehensive solution I've found that provides access to many shippers. I started searching to find public (free) web services from the individual carriers, but it was starting to become a pain in the butt.
I hope this helps!
ric
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rcastagna
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John,
I forgot about this one: http://www.dotnetship.com/
This is for .NET, and the reason I didn't use is for the client above was because their solution wasn't using .NET.
Ric
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rcastagna
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Thanks castagna, lots of help.
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