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Ok, I went through and made a contact form. Everything looks the way I want…but…when I hit submit, my mail client pops up with all the info for me to send, not doing it automatically. I also put in an input to direct the user to a thank you page. But nothing happens. Just the mail client. What am I missing?

[CODE]<form enctype=”text/plain” method=”post” action=”mailto:[email protected]”>
<div>
<input type=”hidden” name=”reply” value=”thankyou.html”>
<input type=”hidden” name=”required_vars” id=”required_vars” value=
“first,last,email,comment,contact” />
</div>
<table cellspacing=”5″ cellpadding=”5″ border=”0″>
<tr>
<td valign=”top”>
First Name: </td>
<td valign=”top”>
<input type=”text” name=”first” id=”first” size=”40″ value=”” /> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign=”top”>
Last Name: </td>
<td valign=”top”>
<input type=”text” name=”last” id=”last” size=”40″ value=”” /> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign=”top”>
Address: </td>
<td valign=”top”>
<input type=”text” name=”address” id=”address” size=”40″ value=”” /> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign=”top”>
City: </td>
<td valign=”top”>
<input type=”text” name=”city” id=”city” size=”40″ value=”” /> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign=”top”>
State: </td>
<td valign=”top”>
<select name=”state” id=”state”>
<option value=”Alabama”>Alabama</option>
<option value=”Alaska”>Alaska</option>
<option value=”Arizona”>Arizona</option>
<option value=”Arkansas”>Arkansas</option>
<option value=”California”>California</option>
<option value=”Colorado”>Colorado</option>
<option value=”Connecticut”>Connecticut</option>
<option value=”Delaware”>Delaware</option>
<option value=”Florida”>Florida</option>
<option value=”Georgia”>Georgia</option>
<option value=”Hawaii”>Hawaii</option>
<option value=”Idaho”>Idaho</option>
<option value=”Illinois”>Illinois</option>
<option value=”Indiana”>Indiana</option>
<option value=”Iowa”>Iowa</option>
<option value=”Kansas”>Kansas</option>
<option value=”Kentucky”>Kentucky</option>
<option value=”Louisiana”>Louisiana</option>
<option value=”Maine”>Maine</option>
<option value=”Maryland”>Maryland</option>
<option value=”Massachusetts”>Massachusetts</option>
<option value=”Michigan”>Michigan</option>
<option value=”Minnesota”>Minnesota</option>
<option value=”Mississippi”>Mississippi</option>
<option value=”Missouri”>Missouri</option>
<option value=”Montana”>Montana</option>
<option value=”Nebraska”>Nebraska</option>
<option value=”Nevada”>Nevada</option>
<option value=”New Hampshire”>New Hampshire</option>
<option value=”New Jersey”>New Jersey</option>
<option value=”New Mexico”>New Mexico</option>
<option value=”New York”>New York</option>
<option value=”North Carolina”>North Carolina</option>
<option value=”North Dakota”>North Dakota</option>
<option value=”Ohio”>Ohio</option>
<option value=”Oklahoma”>Oklahoma</option>
<option value=”Oregon”>Oregon</option>
<option value=”Pennsylvania”>Pennsylvania</option>
<option value=”Rhode Island”>Rhode Island</option>
<option value=”South Carolina”>South Carolina</option>
<option value=”South Dakota”>South Dakota</option>
<option value=”Tennessee”>Tennessee</option>
<option value=”Texas”>Texas</option>
<option value=”Utah”>Utah</option>
<option value=”Vermont”>Vermont</option>
<option value=”Virginia”>Virginia</option>
<option value=”Washington”>Washington</option>
<option value=”West Virginia”>West Virginia</option>
<option value=”Wisconsin”>Wisconsin</option>
<option value=”Wyoming”>Wyoming</option>
</select> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign=”top”>
Zip: </td>
<td valign=”top”>
<input type=”text” name=”zip” id=”zip” size=”40″ value=”” /> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign=”top”>
Telephone: </td>
<td valign=”top”>
<input type=”text” name=”telephone” id=”telephone” size=”40″ value=”” /> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign=”top”>
Email Address: </td>
<td valign=”top”>
<input type=”text” name=”email” id=”email” size=”40″ value=”” /> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign=”top”>
I’m Interested In: </td>
<td valign=”top”>
<input type=”checkbox” name=”field-3c0a7df79f214e6[]” id=”field-3c0a7df79f214e6_0″ value=”Brand / Logo Design” /> Brand / Logo Design
<br/>
<input type=”checkbox” name=”field-3c0a7df79f214e6[]” id=”field-3c0a7df79f214e6_1″ value=”Naming” /> Naming<br/>
<input type=”checkbox” name=”field-3c0a7df79f214e6[]” id=”field-3c0a7df79f214e6_2″ value=”Print” /> Print<br/>
<input type=”checkbox” name=”field-3c0a7df79f214e6[]” id=”field-3c0a7df79f214e6_3″ value=”Business Collateral” /> Business Collateral
<br/>
<input type=”checkbox” name=”field-3c0a7df79f214e6[]” id=”field-3c0a7df79f214e6_4″ value=”Web Design” /> Web Design<br/>
<input type=”checkbox” name=”field-3c0a7df79f214e6[]” id=”field-3c0a7df79f214e6_5″ value=”Other” /> Other<br/> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign=”top”>
Questions Or Comments: </td>
<td valign=”top”>
<textarea name=”comment” id=”comment” rows=”6″ cols=”40″></textarea> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign=”top”>
I’d Like To Be Contacted By: </td>
<td valign=”top”>
<input type=”checkbox” name=”contact[]” id=”contact_0″ value=”Telephone” /> Telephone<br/>
<input type=”checkbox” name=”contact[]” id=”contact_1″ value=”E-Mail” /> E-Mail<br/>
<input type=”checkbox” name=”contact[]” id=”contact_2″ value=”Singing Telegram” /> Singing Telegram<br/> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan=”2″ align=”center”>
<input type=”submit” value=” Submit Form ” /> </td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>[/CODE]

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@WebJoelJan 19.2008 — I am not familiar with "[B]enctype[/B]="... -is this spelled correctly? It's probably correct but I don't think I have ever seen this before...

What is this, -anyone?? ?
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@ray326Jan 19.2008 — The mailto protocol will work differently on different clients so you need to use a formmail handler like this one if your ISP doesn't already offer one.
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