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Re: how does the formmail work

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From: Scott Bryce
Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2002 15:50
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Lacey wrote:
> 
> hello helpers.
> I rent my apache server from a fairly unhelpful company when it comes to cgi
> support, so I thought I d ask here.
> 
> I made a simple booking  for a business customers to fill in. I made this in
> dreamweaver 3 ok no worries.
> I uploaded it to the cgi-bin on the server
> I downloaded from Matts' script archive the formmail.pl
> Is this ok to use with a html inquiry form ? How do the 2 files  "talk to
> each" other ?
> 
> in the first line of the formmail.pl it says
> --------------------
> #!/usr/bin/perl
> ------------------
> ok, but do I fill in the usr as my domain and the bin as cgi-bin ?. Im not
> sure where the perl application is located, but Ill push on here..
> 
> I guessed the next few lines and filled them  in:
> ----------------------------
> $mailprog = 'FormMail.pl';
> ----------------------------
> 
> @referers = ('my_domain_name_goes_here.com');
> @recipients = my_admin_account_goes_here@referers;
> @valid_ENV = ('REMOTE_HOST','REMOTE_ADDR','REMOTE_USER','HTTP_USER_AGENT');
> 
> # Done
> #
> 
> when I run it on the website, it says not configured...


If you are asking questions like these, you are in way over your head!

BTW, Don't use Matt's scripts. They aren't secure. Look here instead:

http://nms-cgi.sourceforge.net/
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From: Scott Bryce <sbryce@singlepoint.net>
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Subject: Re: how does the formmail work
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