[kdewebdev-webdeveloper] Form Problem

[Graeme Nichols]

Hamster wrote:

>On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 15:39:38 +1100
>Graeme Nichols <gnichols at tpg.com.au> wrote:
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>>I created the attached simple form in Quanta and uploaded it to the
>>10M  space my ISP provides for my web page. I opened it in my browser
>>and  filled it in then 'submitted' it. My email client's message
>>composer  popped up and I hit the 'send' button. I then picked up the
>>message from  my email account and there was no attachment with the
>>form values.
>>
>>Can somebody tell me what is wrong with my form please, why the data 
>>from the form is not attached. I am a complete novice with forms.
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>Hi, it is my understanding that using the mailto: as a form action is
>unreliable at best.
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>The problem lies with communication between webbrowser and email client.
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>It seems to work ok if you're using an IE/Outlook combination, or
>Netscape/netscape mail combination, but any random browser + any random
>mail client is doomed to failure.
>
>The only reliable way to get a form emailed to you is to do it server
>side. I can help you code that if you need help, but I guess it depends
>on whether or not your hosting company provides server side scripting.
>
>If they do, its a very simple thing to code.
>
>H.
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Hi H., Thanks for the info and the offer of help but my ISP gives me 10M 
of web space and no sefver side scripting facilities at all. I checked 
it out with them before I wrote the form. My HTML text book, 'Web 
Publishing with HTML 4 in 21 Days by Laura Lemay' indicates that the 
mailto: works OK, but, unless I have coded something wrong, it doesn't 
work OK.

I am using Thunderbird Mail and FireFox on FC3. That combo fails it appears.

Is there anything else I can try do you know?

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Kind regards,

Graeme.
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