Forms - submit button

[jhatter]

Hi,

The form I have created (see below) currently opens up Thunderbird when you press the SUBMIT button.

I would like it to by-pass a mail-client (Thunderbird etc) and send the message by itself, independently of the need to open up a mail-client.

Can this be done easily? I look forward to your replies.

<form id="comments_form" action="mailto:john@xyz123.com" method="get">

<fieldset>
  <legend>Contact:</legend>
  <p>
  <label for="author">Name: <em class="required">(Required)</em></label>
  <input name="author" id="author" type="text" />
  </p>
  
  <p>
  <label for="email">Email Address: <em class="required">(Required)</em></label>
  <input name="email" id="email" type="text" />
  </p>
  
  <p>
  <label for="text">Message:</label>
  <textarea name="text" id="text" cols="20" rows="10"></textarea>
  </p>
  
  <div>
<input type="submit" name="btnSubmit" id="btnSubmit" value="Submit" class="btn" />
</div>
  
</fieldset>

</form>   
 </div>

[bluewalrus]

with php or another server side language. The mailto opens the default mail application.