PayPal email to update my IPN/PDT scripts

[G.W.Green]

You may have received an email from PayPal stating they have planned to discontinue support for HTTP 1.0 protocol starting February 1, 2013. PayPal state this may affect some merchants, so to prepare your site for this change, please see the instructions below depending on the version of SellerDeck you are using:

SellerDeck 2013 and SellerDeck v11.0.4

You do not need to make any changes. SellerDeck 2013 and SellerDeck v11.0.4 already contains the changes required for PayPal after February 1, 2013.

SellerDeck 11.0.3 to 11.0.0

1. Close down SellerDeck.
2. Click the link below to download updated file:
   
   http://downloads.sellerdeck.co.uk/AC..._3-HTTP1-1.zip
   
   
3. Unzip this file onto your desktop.
4. Within the zip file, you will see “ACTINIC.pm”
5. Browse to your site folder, for example it may be in this location:
   
   C:\Users\Public\Documents\SellerDeck v11\Sites\Site1
   
   
6. Copy and paste the file “ACTINIC.pm” into the site folder, to replace the current file in the site folder.
7. Open SellerDeck, then go to Web | Publish to web.

The new script will be uploaded and the site is ready for the change on the 1st February 2013.

SellerDeck 10.0.4 to 10.0.0

1. Close down SellerDeck.
2. Click the link below to download updated file:
   
   http://downloads.sellerdeck.co.uk/AC..._4-HTTP1-1.zip
   
   
3. Unzip this file onto your desktop.
4. Within the zip file, you will see “ACTINIC.pm”
5. Browse to your site folder, for example it may be in this location:
   
   C:\Users\Public\Documents\SellerDeck v10\Sites\Site1
   
   
6. Copy and paste the file “ACTINIC.pm” into the site folder, to replace the current file in the site folder.
7. Open SellerDeck, then go to Web | Publish to web.

The new script will be uploaded and the site is ready for the change on the 1st February 2013.

SellerDeck 9.0.5 to 9.0.0

1. Close down SellerDeck.
2. Click the link below to download updated file:
   
   http://downloads.sellerdeck.co.uk/AC..._5-HTTP1-1.zip
   
   
3. Unzip this file onto your desktop.
4. Within the zip file, you will see “ACTINIC.pm”
5. Browse to your site folder, for example it may be in this location:
   
   C:\Users\Public\Documents\SellerDeck v9\Sites\Site1
   
   
6. Copy and paste the file “ACTINIC.pm” into the site folder, to replace the current file in the site folder.
7. Open SellerDeck, then go to Web | Publish to web.

The new script will be uploaded and the site is ready for the change on the 1st February 2013.

Versions of SellerDeck not listed above / If you have a customised “ACTINIC.pm”

If you are using a version of SellerDeck which is not listed above, such as v11.0.1 or v7.0.7 for example, please see the instructions below. Or, if you have customised “ACTINIC.pm” use the instructions below:

1. Browse to your site folder, for example it may be in this location:
   
   C:\Users\Public\Documents\SellerDeck v11\Sites\Site1
   
   
2. File the file “Actinic.pm” and open the file in notepad.
3. Search for 'print MYSOCKET "$sMethod' (without the quotes) you will see;
   
   

   print MYSOCKET "$sMethod $sPath HTTP/1.0\r\n";

4. Change the 1.0. to 1.1
5. Immediately after this line insert the following 2 lines:
   
   

   print MYSOCKET "Host: " . $sServer . "\r\n"; 
   print MYSOCKET "Connection: close\r\n";

6. Search for 'my $sData = "$sMethod' (without the quotes) you will see
   
   

   my $sData = "$sMethod $sPath HTTP/1.0\r\n";

7. Change the 1.0. to 1.1
8. Immediately after this line insert the following 2 lines:
   
   

   $sData .= "Host: " . $sServer . "\r\n"; 
   $sData .= "Connection: close\r\n";

9. Save the file and close it.
10. Open SellerDeck, then go to Web | Publish to web.

The modified script will be uploaded and the site is ready for the change on the 1st February 2013.