I can post a really really simple, yet highly effective php mailing script
to the list if anyone is interested.

Thanks,
Keith D Sellars
WebGraffix
www.webgraffix.com

"Making database sites seem easy"
----- Original Message -----
From: <sstahl(at)shaw.ca>
To: "Matthew Ohlman" <matthew(at)ohlman.com>
Cc: <hwg-basics(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 8:57 PM
Subject: Re: CGI


> You may want to try a simple PHP mailer script instead of this perl
> one...
>
> Scott.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Matthew Ohlman <matthew(at)ohlman.com>
> Date: Tuesday, April 9, 2002 5:17 pm
> Subject: Re: CGI
>
> > Manish and Jim. Hi, and thanks so much. I am really sorry if I
> > seem to be bugging you, but.........I still couldn't get it to work.
> > I used the code below, and still no effect. This time the error was:
> >
> > CGI Error
> > The specified CGI application misbehaved by not returning a
> > complete set of
> > HTTP headers. The headers it did return are:
> > The system cannot find the path specified.
> >
> > Any more ideas? I tried all the tips you listed below, but nothing
> > seemed to help! When I tried to CHMOD, the FTP programs (I tried
> > in two of them) said 501 Site Option not supported. As for my hosts
> > FAQ, I dont think they have one. I think you asked which host it was
> > That I used, it is AllSite (allsite.co.uk) They said the 20 dollar
> > deal was
> > only for a month, but it is still on their site!!
> >
> > Jim, I emailed my host yesterday and asked them where the email
> > resided,and they said to use the sendmail standard features.
> > Thanks to both of you
> > for all your help!
> >
> > Have a great day.
> > Matthew
> >
> > | Matthew Ohlman
> > | Ohlman Pages
> > | http://www.ohlman.com/
> > "There's a difference between a philosophy and a bumper sticker. "
> >     Charles M. Schulz
> >
> > At 02:32 PM 4/9/02 +0530, Manish Sharma wrote:
> > >Hi Matthew,
> > >
> > >The following code should work (set it up as per your
> > requirements)... SInce
> > >you are new to GCGI/Perl, let me know in case of problems.
> > >
> > > >>> From which company have you taken hosting? $20/year ... correct?
> > >
> > >  #!/usr/bin/perl
> > >{
> > >#
> > ># Change the following line to reflect to the correct sendmail
> > path on your
> > >server
> > >#
> > >$to = 'matthew\(at)ohlman.com';
> > >$from = 'manish\(at)simplygraphix.com';
> > >$subject = 'test';
> > >$body = 'test thanks';
> > >
> > >$sendmail = "/usr/sbin/sendmail";
> > >open(MAIL, "| $sendmail -t") or die "content-type:
> > text/plain\n\nCouldn't>open sendmail with -f switch.\n";
> > >
> > >#
> > ># The $from variable can also be set to contain a value from a
> > HTML form
> > >passed by a visitor
> > >#
> > >print MAIL "To: $to\n";
> > >print MAIL "From: $from\n";
> > >#
> > ># DO NOT forget the two new line chars after the Subject line
> > >#
> > >print MAIL "Subject: $subject\n\n";
> > >print MAIL "$body\n";
> > >
> > >#
> > ># Be sure to close the mail program
> > >#
> > >close (MAIL);
> > >}
> > >
> > >IMP Note that the email has a backslash (\) character before the @.
> > >
> > >(Also delete the comment tags once you are done)
> > >
> > >1). Upload the perl script in ASCII mode ONLY. (Explicitly
> > specify ASCII
> > >mode in your FTP program or if you are using the FTP shell
> > program set the
> > >mode to 'a')
> > >2). CHMOD to 755 (some hosts will only allow 777 or 775...! Don't
> > sk me why?
> > >:-) Be sure to read the FAQs on their site)
> > >
> > >
> > >Regards,
> > >Manish Sharma
> > >http://www.simplygraphix.com - Extreme Design
> > >http://www.fontmagic.com - Largest True Type fonts directory on
> > the Internet
> > >http://www.webdevelopersnotes.com - Tutorials, tips, tricks, web
> > page design
> > >and much more
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>

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