[PHP] mail() and stripslashes()

I'm using the mail() function to send email out via the web, and I've run in a problem with escaped characters showing the slash in the emails. I get the text for the email ($email_text, lets say) and then I strip the slashes and put the new version in another variable ($nice_email_text). When

[PHP] UPS shipping calculation

I'm looking for a better way to calculate UPS shipping costs than opening a connection to the UPS website every time a user wants to calculate their shipping (Which is what I'm finding). Anybody care to point me in the direction of where I can information on how to do this? -- PHP General Mai