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Email Form w/o Outlook Explorer
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k***@gmail.com
2006-03-25 23:23:28 UTC
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Is there a html code to submit a form from my website without having
the form sent through the computer's default web service (outlook)?
Max Demian
2006-03-26 10:09:17 UTC
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Post by k***@gmail.com
Is there a html code to submit a form from my website without having
the form sent through the computer's default web service (outlook)?
No absolutely sure what you mean. You can certainly put HTML code in a page
to submit data (using GET or POST method) to a website, by using a FORM
element. I don't know what you mean by "the computer's default web service
(outlook)". (Outlook is Microsoft's email client and scheduler, etc.)
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Max Demian
k***@gmail.com
2006-03-27 17:46:11 UTC
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Hi Max,

When people fill out the form on my webpage, and press "Submit," a
window pops up saying that the form is about to be transferred via
email from the computer. Then the user must set up an email account on
the computer, by which to transfer the form. I realize many people use
public computers, and I'm wondering if there is a code that will allow
the form to be sent to my email address without having to go through
another email service.

Does this make sense?

Thanks,
Kate
Max Demian
2006-03-27 19:43:21 UTC
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Post by k***@gmail.com
Hi Max,
When people fill out the form on my webpage, and press "Submit," a
window pops up saying that the form is about to be transferred via
email from the computer. Then the user must set up an email account on
the computer, by which to transfer the form. I realize many people use
public computers, and I'm wondering if there is a code that will allow
the form to be sent to my email address without having to go through
another email service.
Does this make sense?
I think you might have to post some of the code so we can see what it's
doing, but it looks as if your form isn't doing much more than a simple
mailto: link would do, which is rather primitive. Really you want to use a
'mailform' service provides by your web host, where the web page will send
the data the user has typed in to the web server, which in turn sends it by
email to you. This should work anywhere without the user needing an email
account on the computer he is using. I don't have any experience of using
such a thing, but most web hosts provide it, even the free ones. Enquire
about a 'mailform' from your web host, or look on their website.
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Max Demian
k***@gmail.com
2006-03-27 20:45:21 UTC
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Thanks!

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