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8 total messages Started by Nigel Horne Tue, 01 Apr 1997 00:00
Automatic mail submission
#226
Author: Nigel Horne
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 1997 00:00
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When hitting the 'submit' button on a form I'd prefer the form's
contents to be e-mailed to an address, with a preset subject. I don't
want to just have a URL of mailto: because that wouldn't implement a
form, and I can't use Javascript's .submit() because Demon won't let me
have my own CGI scripts.
-- 
Nigel Horne ESN 563 5045
Internal E-Mail: NIGEL.HORNE.0353041@nt.com
External Page: http://www.smsltd.demon.co.uk
External E-Mail: njh@smsltd.demon.co.uk
Re: Automatic mail submission
#227
Author: Marcus Tettmar
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 1997 00:00
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On Tue, 01 Apr 1997 15:50:15 +0000, Nigel Horne
<NIGEL.HORNE.0353041@nt.com> wrote:

>When hitting the 'submit' button on a form I'd prefer the form's
>contents to be e-mailed to an address, with a preset subject. I don't
>want to just have a URL of mailto: because that wouldn't implement a
>form, and I can't use Javascript's .submit() because Demon won't let me
>have my own CGI scripts.
>-- 
>Nigel Horne ESN 563 5045
>Internal E-Mail: NIGEL.HORNE.0353041@nt.com
>External Page: http://www.smsltd.demon.co.uk
>External E-Mail: njh@smsltd.demon.co.uk

Why not just use Demon's own CGI script by starting your form with the
following ?

	<FORM METHOD=get ACTION="/cgi-bin/mailform">


---
Marcus Tettmar
mtettmar@mjtnet.demon.co.uk
marcus.tettmar@nts.hl.siemens.de
http://www.bayside.net/users/mjtnet/
Re: Automatic mail submission
#223
Author: Nigel Horne
Date: Wed, 02 Apr 1997 00:00
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Hi Marcus,

Marcus Tettmar wrote:

> Why not just use Demon's own CGI script by starting your form with the
> following ?
> 
>         <FORM METHOD=get ACTION="/cgi-bin/mailform">

Because the code would then become 'demon specific', and I need the code
on a few different servers.

-Nigel

-- 
Nigel Horne ESN 563 5045
Internal E-Mail: NIGEL.HORNE.0353041@nt.com
External Page: http://www.smsltd.demon.co.uk
External E-Mail: njh@smsltd.demon.co.uk
Re: Automatic mail submission
#224
Author: Roger Musson
Date: Wed, 02 Apr 1997 00:00
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[post and emailed]

Nigel Horne wrote:

>When hitting the 'submit' button on a form I'd prefer the form's
>contents to be e-mailed to an address, with a preset subject. I don't
>want to just have a URL of mailto: because that wouldn't implement a
>form, and I can't use Javascript's .submit() because Demon won't let me
>have my own CGI scripts.

Standard html should be okay

<form action="maito:you@demon?subject=yourSubject"
enctype="text/plain" method="post">

--
Roger Musson
hw@netcomuk.co.uk
Please remove ".nospam" from return email.
Re: Automatic mail submission
#225
Author: Evert Jan van Ramselaar
Date: Wed, 02 Apr 1997 00:00
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On Tue, 01 Apr 1997 15:50:15 +0000, Nigel Horne
<NIGEL.HORNE.0353041@nt.com> wrote:

>When hitting the 'submit' button on a form I'd prefer the form's
>contents to be e-mailed to an address, with a preset subject. I don't
>want to just have a URL of mailto: because that wouldn't implement a
>form, and I can't use Javascript's .submit() because Demon won't let me
>have my own CGI scripts.

Try starting your form with this:

<form action="http://www.tamu.edu:80/cgi/mailto.pl" method="POST">
<input type="hidden" name="errorsto" value="name@host.demon.nl">
<input type="hidden" name="mailitto" value="name@host.demon.nl">
<input type="HIDDEN" name="subject" VALUE="Any subject you want">
Your real name:        <input name="namefrom" size=45>
Your e-mail address:   <input name="mailfrom" size=45>

This works fine for me. Pse let me know if it works for you too...


--
   +----------------------------+----------------------------+
   |  Met vriendelijke groet    |  Evert Jan van Ramselaar   |
   |  With kind regards         |  EJ1BBS Internet Services  |
   |                            |  ejvr@ej1bbs.demon.nl      |
   +----------------------------+----------------------------+
   |    Visit our website:   <http://www.ej1bbs.demon.nl>    |
   +---------------------------------------------------------+
          NetSight: zoeken op naam, plaats of categorie
              <http://www.ej1bbs.demon.nl/netsight>
Re: Automatic mail submission
#221
Author: Don Benish
Date: Fri, 04 Apr 1997 00:00
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On Wed, 02 Apr 1997 18:52:57 GMT, ejvr@ej1bbs.demon.nl (Evert Jan van
Ramselaar) wrote:

>On Tue, 01 Apr 1997 15:50:15 +0000, Nigel Horne
><NIGEL.HORNE.0353041@nt.com> wrote:
>
>>When hitting the 'submit' button on a form I'd prefer the form's
>>contents to be e-mailed to an address, with a preset subject. I don't
>>want to just have a URL of mailto: because that wouldn't implement a
>>form, and I can't use Javascript's .submit() because Demon won't let me
>>have my own CGI scripts.
>
>Try starting your form with this:
>
><form action="http://www.tamu.edu:80/cgi/mailto.pl" method="POST">
><input type="hidden" name="errorsto" value="name@host.demon.nl">
><input type="hidden" name="mailitto" value="name@host.demon.nl">
><input type="HIDDEN" name="subject" VALUE="Any subject you want">
>Your real name:        <input name="namefrom" size=45>
>Your e-mail address:   <input name="mailfrom" size=45>
>
>This works fine for me. Pse let me know if it works for you too...
>
>
>--
>   +----------------------------+----------------------------+
>   |  Met vriendelijke groet    |  Evert Jan van Ramselaar   |
>   |  With kind regards         |  EJ1BBS Internet Services  |
>   |                            |  ejvr@ej1bbs.demon.nl      |
>   +----------------------------+----------------------------+
>   |    Visit our website:   <http://www.ej1bbs.demon.nl>    |
>   +---------------------------------------------------------+
>          NetSight: zoeken op naam, plaats of categorie
>              <http://www.ej1bbs.demon.nl/netsight>

Do you have permission from tamu.edu to use their mailto.pl
They may not be happy when every Tom, Dick and Harry slams their
server with form mail calls.
Don
http://www.megaconverter.com
FAQ at http://www.why.net/users/dabmowf
Re: Automatic mail submission
#222
Author: Nigel Horne
Date: Sat, 05 Apr 1997 00:00
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Thanks to all who suggested something along the lines of:


<FORM METHOD="GET"
ACTION="mailto:njh@smsltd.demon.co.uk?subject=auto-subscribe">
Your Real Name: <INPUT TYPE=TEXT NAME="name" SIZE=32 MAXLENGTH=32><br>
Your E-mail Address: <INPUT TYPE=TEXT NAME="address" SIZE=32
MAXLENGTH=32><br>
Receive in Digest Form? <INPUT TYPE=CHECKBOX Name="digest"><br><br>
<INPUT TYPE="submit" VALUE="Submit"> <INPUT TYPE="reset">
</FORM>

However it doesn't work. When you click on 'submit' you just get a
mail pop up window with nothing filled in. (NS3.0)

-Nigel
Re: Automatic mail submission
#220
Author: gareth
Date: Tue, 08 Apr 1997 00:00
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In article <33455a9e.22689519@news.why.net>, Don Benish
<dabmowf@why.net> writes
>On Wed, 02 Apr 1997 18:52:57 GMT, ejvr@ej1bbs.demon.nl (Evert Jan van
>Ramselaar) wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 01 Apr 1997 15:50:15 +0000, Nigel Horne
>><NIGEL.HORNE.0353041@nt.com> wrote:
>>
>>>When hitting the 'submit' button on a form I'd prefer the form's
>>>contents to be e-mailed to an address, with a preset subject. I don't
>>>want to just have a URL of mailto: because that wouldn't implement a
>>>form, and I can't use Javascript's .submit() because Demon won't let me
>>>have my own CGI scripts.
>>
>>Try starting your form with this:
>>
>><form action="http://www.tamu.edu:80/cgi/mailto.pl" method="POST">
>><input type="hidden" name="errorsto" value="name@host.demon.nl">
>><input type="hidden" name="mailitto" value="name@host.demon.nl">
>><input type="HIDDEN" name="subject" VALUE="Any subject you want">
>>Your real name:        <input name="namefrom" size=45>
>>Your e-mail address:   <input name="mailfrom" size=45>
>>
>>This works fine for me. Pse let me know if it works for you too...
>>
>>
>>--
>>   +----------------------------+----------------------------+
>>   |  Met vriendelijke groet    |  Evert Jan van Ramselaar   |
>>   |  With kind regards         |  EJ1BBS Internet Services  |
>>   |                            |  ejvr@ej1bbs.demon.nl      |
>>   +----------------------------+----------------------------+
>>   |    Visit our website:   <http://www.ej1bbs.demon.nl>    |
>>   +---------------------------------------------------------+
>>          NetSight: zoeken op naam, plaats of categorie
>>              <http://www.ej1bbs.demon.nl/netsight>
>
>Do you have permission from tamu.edu to use their mailto.pl
>They may not be happy when every Tom, Dick and Harry slams their
>server with form mail calls.
>Don
>http://www.megaconverter.com
>FAQ at http://www.why.net/users/dabmowf

Are their any free access to CGI servers?

Grant
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