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May 20.2005

I know this is a pretty basic question, but I want a script that will users can put their name, email address, question etc in a form and have it emailed to me. I can only find ones that use the users email client to send it.

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@ray326May 20.2005 — What language support do you have on the server? There are tons of Perl CGI scripts to do this.
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@lonelystarMay 21.2005 — many cpanel has the script aready installed.
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@dz_boyMay 21.2005 — For a simple HTML way of doing it, without PHP, try MailForm:

http://www.mcfedries.com/MailForm/registration.asp
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@ray326May 21.2005 — For a simple HTML way of doing it, without PHP, try MailForm:[/QUOTE]
Yes, outsourcing a simple service like this is often the best way to go as long as the outsource process is flexible enough for your needs.
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@netNITCHMay 21.2005 — [U][B]Use Javascript:



Insert this between the Head tags[/B][/U]

<SCRIPT language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">

<!--

function emailData ( ) {

window.location = ("mailto:[email protected]?subject=Contact Form%20Information&body=" +

"Company:%20%20" + document.frmMain.company.value + escape('n') + escape('n') +

"Address:%20%20" + document.frmMain.address.value + escape('n') + escape('n') +

"City:%20%20" + document.frmMain.city.value + escape('n') + escape('n') +

"State/Prov:%20%20" + document.frmMain.state.value + escape('n') + escape('n') +

"Country:%20%20" + document.frmMain.country.value + escape('n') + escape('n') +

"Zip/Post%20Code:%20%20" + document.frmMain.zip.value + escape('n') + escape('n') +

"Phone:%20%20" + document.frmMain.phone.value + escape('n') + escape('n') +

"Fax:%20%20" + document.frmMain.fax.value + escape('n') + escape('n') +

"Email:%20%20" + document.frmMain.email.value + escape('n') + escape('n') +

"Contact:%20%20" + document.frmMain.contact.value + escape('n') + escape('n') +

"Services%20Requested:%20%20" + document.frmMain.service.value

) ;

}// emailData

function MM_swapImgRestore() { //v3.0

var i,x,a=document.MM_sr; for(i=0;a&&i<a.length&&(x=a[i])&&x.oSrc;i++) x.src=x.oSrc;

}



function MM_preloadImages() { //v3.0

var d=document; if(d.images){ if(!d.MM_p) d.MM_p=new Array();

var i,j=d.MM_p.length,a=MM_preloadImages.arguments; for(i=0; i<a.length; i++)

if (a[i].indexOf("#")!=0){ d.MM_p[j]=new Image; d.MM_p[j++].src=a[i];}}

}



function MM_findObj(n, d) { //v4.0

var p,i,x; if(!d) d=document; if((p=n.indexOf("?"))>0&&parent.frames.length) {

d=parent.frames[n.substring(p+1)].document; n=n.substring(0,p);}

if(!(x=d[n])&&d.all) x=d.all[n]; for (i=0;!x&&i<d.forms.length;i++) x=d.forms[i][n];

for(i=0;!x&&d.layers&&i<d.layers.length;i++) x=MM_findObj(n,d.layers[i].document);

if(!x && document.getElementById) x=document.getElementById(n); return x;

}



function MM_swapImage() { //v3.0

var i,j=0,x,a=MM_swapImage.arguments; document.MM_sr=new Array; for(i=0;i<(a.length-2);i+=3)

if ((x=MM_findObj(a[i]))!=null){document.MM_sr[j++]=x; if(!x.oSrc) x.oSrc=x.src; x.src=a[i+2];}

}

//-->

</SCRIPT>



[U][B]Use this sample Form[/B][/U]



<TD height="246""center valign="top" colspan="3"">

<FORM name="frmMain" method="post">

<P align="left"><FONT face="Arial" size="3"><BR>

*Company Name:</FONT><BR>

<INPUT type="text" name="company" size="50">

<BR>

<BR>

Address:<BR>

<INPUT type="text" name="address" size="50">

<BR>

<BR>

City:<BR>

<INPUT type="text" name="city">

<BR>

<BR>

State/Prov:<BR>

<INPUT type="text" name="state">

<BR>

<BR>

Country:<BR>

<INPUT type="text" name="country">

<BR>

<BR>

Zip/Post. Code:<BR>

<INPUT type="text" name="zip">

<BR>

<BR>

*Phone:<BR>

<INPUT type="text" name="phone">

<BR>

<BR>

Fax:<BR>

<INPUT type="text" name="fax">

<BR>

<BR>

*Email:<BR>

<INPUT type="text" name="email" size="50">

<BR>

<BR>

*Contact:<BR>

<INPUT type="text" name="contact" size="50">

<BR>

<BR>

*Services Requested:<BR>

<TEXTAREA name="service" cols="50" rows="10"></TEXTAREA>

</P>

<P align="left"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

<INPUT type="button" name="Submit" value="Submit Request" onClick="emailData() ;">

<INPUT type="reset" name="Submit2" value="Reset Form">

</P>

</FORM>

</TD>
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@tims15authorMay 22.2005 — Thanks for that, but will it not use the users email client to send the message?
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@netNITCHMay 22.2005 — Yes, you would need to use CGI if you don't want that. Startlogic is a good host for this, you can buld a form with their generator and it will create the form and CGI script for you.
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@tims15authorMay 22.2005 — How would I do it without moving to startlogic?
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@FangMay 22.2005 — Use the script given by [B]rhsunderground[/B]
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@SanimMay 22.2005 — netNITCH, I wouldn't use JavaScript for an email form. Many people have JavaScript disabled on their web browser(s), so the form wouldn't work for some users. PHP, on the other hand, cannot be disabled.
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@tims15authorMay 23.2005 — I've got it to work now, thanks everyone for your help!
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@selbourneMay 23.2005 — well there are many form emailing services on the net and one could readily use them
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