Is it possible?

**djr33** · 08-07-2007, 11:10 AM

You could get away with using a "free form mailer" (google that and follow the directions), but it will probably come with ads and now allow much control. Much better (and easier for the user) than the mailto: method.

**chechu** · 08-07-2007, 02:12 PM

Code:

<FORM METHOD="post" ACTION="mailto:you@yourdomain.com" ENCTYPE="text/plain">
<p align=center>name<br>
<INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="Name" style="width:200px;">
<br>
<p align=center>e-mail adress<br>
<INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="E-mail" style="width:200px;">
<br>
<p align=center>message<br>
<TEXTAREA TYPE="text" NAME="message" style="width:400px;height:100px;">
</TEXTAREA>
<br>
<p align=center>
<INPUT TYPE="submit" VALUE="send" style="width:100px;">
<INPUT TYPE="reset" VALUE="delete" style="width:100px;">
</FORM>

This is the cleanest way to do what you ask for, but it really isn't recommendable. Try to get a host that supports php !

**toniomorais** · 08-08-2007, 07:56 AM

Thank you all for all the sugestions and time reading my post.

Thank you djr33. I will se if I find a good "free form mailer" wihout ads in google. I saw lot's of them but with ads. (No free lunch's!)

Thank you chechu for the code. I'm still learning the basics and this it's very helpful to me. I will use it for now and face the problems that exist in this sistem.

For all that have other ideas please share it in DD!

**tech_support** · 08-08-2007, 09:32 AM

Just edit as necessary. I'm going to host the e-mailer script. (Don't worry, no ads here

)

HTML Code:

<form name="form" action="http://www.alotofstuffhere.com/scripts/emailer.php" method="post">
  <p><label>Name: <input type="text" name="name"></label></p>
  <p><label>Address: <input type="text" name="address"></label></p>
  <p><label>Phone Number: <input type="text" name="phone"></label></p>
  <p><label>E-Mail: <input type="text" name="email"></label></p>
  <p><label><input type="submit" name="_Submit" value="Submit"></label></p>
  <p>
    <label><input type="hidden" name="_email" value="*******************"></label>
	<label><input type="hidden" name="_message" value="Thanks for submitting this form."></label>
	<label><input type="hidden" name="_footer" value="Regards, Your Company."></label>
	<label><input type="hidden" name="_subject" value="Your Company."></label>
	<label><input type="hidden" name="_callit" value="Your Company"></label>
	<label><input type="hidden" name="_redirect" value="http://www.google.com.au/"></label>
  </p>
</form>

Note the _ means a non-parsed (meaning that It won't get sent in the e-mail) line.

Dictionary
_email = From
_message = Beginning of the message
_footer = End of the message
_Submit = The button 'Submit'

(DO NOT CHANGE THE SUBMIT BUTTON NAME.)
_subject = Subject of the message
_callit = Whatever you want to call yourself (eg. "You have recieved a new message from ..." instead of the e-mail)
_redirect = Where you want to be redirected afterwards. Please include the FULL URL.

**toniomorais** · 08-08-2007, 03:29 PM

Thank you tech_support!

That is more than perfect!

I don't expect to much visitors filling up the form but that way some problems from "mailto" action are resolved.

**ruth** · 08-09-2007, 04:43 PM

Now I was wondering, what if I use a drop down menu in which visitors can choose who the form gets send to?
My server does support PHP, but I don't get any of the database programming.. Just an HTMLRookie here...
the form I try to let work is at:
http://www.houwitser.nl/temp/contactformhouwitser.txt
Cheers,
Ruth

**Paul Clarke** · 01-12-2008, 05:04 PM

See if the sample code works for you. I think you will need an ISP that allows you to run sccripts, etc

sample code below.

You must create a new file called "feedback.htm" and place the following
code into it.

<html>
<head>
<title>Feedback Form Page</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
</head>

<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000" link="#009900" vlink="#009900"
alink="#009900" onLoad="">

<form method=POST
action="http://www.hobbyfarmproduce.com/cgi-bin/formmail/formmail.pl">
<input type=hidden name="recipient" value="info@hobbyfarmproduce.com">
<input type=hidden name="subject" value="New Feedback From Form">
<input type=hidden name="return_link_url"
value="http://www.hobbyfarmproduce.com">
<input type=hidden name="return_link_title" value="Back to Main Page">
<input type=hidden name="redirect"
value="http://www.hobbyfarmproduce.com/thanks.htm">

<font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif"> <b> </b> </font>
<table width="32%" border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="1" height="56"
bgcolor="#61A8A2" align="center">
<tr>
<td height="2">
<div align="right"><b><font color="#FFFFFF">Name:</font></b>
<input type="text" name="Name">
</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div align="right"><b><font color="#FFFFFF">E-mail:
<input type="text" name="email">
</font> </b></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div align="right"><b><font color="#FFFFFF">Phone Number:
<input type="text" name="Phone">
</font> </b></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div align="right"><b><font color="#FFFFFF">Address:
<input type="text" name="Address">
</font> </b></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div align="right"><b><font color="#FFFFFF">Age (optional):</font>
<input type="text" name="Age" size="10">
</b></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div align="right"><b><font color="#FFFFFF">Your Sector: </font>
<select name="Sector" size="1">
<option>Administration</option>
<option>Aftersales</option>
<option>Parts</option>
<option>Information Technology</option>
<option>Sales</option>
<option>Workshop</option>
<option>Painters</option>
<option>Body Repairs</option>
</select>
</b></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div align="right"><font color="#FFFFFF"><b>Your Current Position:
<input type="text" name="Title">
</b></font></div>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p align="center"> <font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif">
<input type="submit" name="submit">
<input type="reset" name="reset">
</font></p>
</form>
</font>
</body>
</html>

You can edit and add new form elements.The script above will send your
customer to the "thanks.htm" in your webspace when filled in.

**tech_support** · 01-14-2008, 02:32 AM

Do you realise that this thread is 3 months old?

**Paul Clarke** · 01-14-2008, 08:24 AM

Yes

I have also received useful information from looking up older threads. It saves people wasting time by answering the same qwuestion over & over.

What is your cut off point?

Paul

**djr33** · 01-15-2008, 12:03 AM

The cutoff point is common sense. It's not that you can't bump an old thread, but the odds are that something older than around a month is already either outdated or answered, if the original poster hasn't asked for more help or clarification.

If you have a question about a thread that is 4 years old, that's a case where you could bump it. But if it's already answered, there's no real advantage in bumping it then.

Your question is also purely html, and I'm confused why you refer to some seemingly arbitrary domain.

Please post using [code] blocks.

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