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Article #6Re: how does the formmail work
From: Lacey
Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2002 23:06
Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2002 23:06
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well thanks for the link, which Ill have a look at, but to respond to your
comment,.
Yes, I am trying to learn something new, so of course I am in over my head.
But I will swim and survive. I need help, and that's why I asked.
get it ?
"Scott Bryce" <sbryce@singlepoint.net> wrote in message
news:3C9369DB.81235F3F@singlepoint.net...
> 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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