Re: Submitting a form

Hi Richard

You've just discovered that the "mailto" type of form is somewhat
unreliable.  Whether or not it works, and how it works, depends
on the browser and email client being used, and on how they are
set up.  On some setups, it simply doesn't work at all.

As others have already indicated, the best thing is to use a form
to mail CGI script.  If your ISP or host company doesn't have a
ready made script available for use, you could try using a
remotely hosted script.  You'll find lots of these listed at
http://cgi.resourceindex.com/Programs_and_Scripts/Remotely_Hosted
/Form_Processing/

HTH!

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Donna
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----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Allen <rallen(at)staff.conel.ac.uk>

> I have a form which when you click on 'Submit' will send the
form to the
> e-mail program (I'm using Outlook) but won't send it until I go
into
> Outlook, open the e-mail and then re-send it.
>
> Is there a way to have the form sent instantly from my web
page? The web
> page concerned can be seen at
> http://richard49.members.beeb.net/new/feedback.htm
> <http://richard49.members.beeb.net/new/feedback.htm>
>
> Perhaps I need to have a JavaScript form or a CGI from, but I
don't know
> enough about that aspect of web page work to be confident in
making it work.

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