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[dorrie]

I have finally conquer being able to create a form...
and make it really pretty...and the clients get the information via formail..
I don't know php, java or how to set up a database.

My client wants when they get the results that the copy is easier to read.
(In my simple world i would like to suggest that they just enlarge the copy in
outlook)

Is there a easy script, extension, program...that can do this?

Thank you..

[dorrie]

I have finally conquer being able to create a form...
and make it really pretty...and the clients get the information via formail..
I don't know php, java or how to set up a database.

My client wants when they get the results that the copy is easier to read.
(In my simple world i would like to suggest that they just enlarge the copy in
outlook)

Is there a easy script, extension, program...that can do this?

Thank you..

[Murray *TMM*]

There are only two ways to process form data -

1. Use mailto:name@domain.com as the action of the form
2. Use a server-side scripting method to a) harvest the form's data, b)
process it in some manner, e.g., enter it into a database, c) formulate and
send an email to one or more email recipients, and d) redirect the visitor
to some ending page

Method 1 is quite simple, and is also the least reliable. It depends both
on your visitor having an email client already installed on their computer -
this eliminates public computers, or home users without email clients
installed (more and more it seems) - and on the installed email client
responding to
the mailto call. It is not possible to use this method *and* send the
visitor to a
thank you page as well.

Method 2 is the preferred method, since it eliminates the problems of method
1, but it means that you have to grapple with server-scripting somehow (ASP,
CF, PHP, perl, etc.).

You choose.

--
Murray --- ICQ 71997575
Team Macromedia Volunteer for Dreamweaver
(If you *MUST* email me, don't LAUGH when you do so!)
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"dorrie" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
news:ddj4gu$83j$1@forums.macromedia.com...

>
> I have finally conquer being able to create a form...
> and make it really pretty...and the clients get the information via
> formail..
> I don't know php, java or how to set up a database.
>
> My client wants when they get the results that the copy is easier to read.
> (In my simple world i would like to suggest that they just enlarge the
> copy in
> outlook)
>
> Is there a easy script, extension, program...that can do this?
>
> Thank you..
>

[Rachael Caldwell]

Matt Wright's formmail script . . .

"dorrie" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
news:ddj4ep$811$1@forums.macromedia.com...

>
> I have finally conquer being able to create a form...
> and make it really pretty...and the clients get the information via

formail..

> I don't know php, java or how to set up a database.
>
> My client wants when they get the results that the copy is easier to

read.

> (In my simple world i would like to suggest that they just enlarge the

copy in

> outlook)
>
> Is there a easy script, extension, program...that can do this?
>
> Thank you..
>

[E Michael Brandt]

Matt's formmail program is no apparently longer acceptable - many
webhosts will not even allow you to put it on their servers due to its
security issues. See this link for a bit more on this:

[url]http://www.wizcrafts.net/fmsecurity.html[/url]

A newer, better script is available here:

[url]http://nms-cgi.sourceforge.net/scripts.shtml[/url]

emichael brandt



Rachael Caldwell wrote:

> Matt Wright's formmail script . . .
>
> "dorrie" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
> news:ddj4ep$811$1@forums.macromedia.com...
>

>> I have finally conquer being able to create a form...
>> and make it really pretty...and the clients get the information via

>
> formail..
>

>> I don't know php, java or how to set up a database.
>>
>> My client wants when they get the results that the copy is easier to

>
> read.
>

>> (In my simple world i would like to suggest that they just enlarge the

>
> copy in
>

>>outlook)
>>
>> Is there a easy script, extension, program...that can do this?
>>
>> Thank you..
>>

>
>
>

[Brad Lawryk]

Hello dorrie,

I use MX Send Mail from Interakt. Easy to set up and very customizable mails
sent.

[url]http://www.interaktonline.com/Products/Dreamweaver-Extensions/MXSendE-mail/Overview/[/url]

Brad

> I have finally conquer being able to create a form...
> and make it really pretty...and the clients get the information via
> formail..
> I don't know php, java or how to set up a database.
> My client wants when they get the results that the copy is easier to
> read.
> (In my simple world i would like to suggest that they just enlarge
> the copy in
> outlook)
> Is there a easy script, extension, program...that can do this?
>
> Thank you..
>