WebForm to eMail ( gateway )

In secure Mode ???

[ideavirus]

Hii all,

I have a couple of forms on my site.
I wanted those filled up forms to be sent my mail Id in a secure mode..!

How can i do that...??
Do i have to use SSI or .htaccess??

Whichever, it is..how can i do that??

Thanks much for any help
:)

[Sanenet]

Hiya;

If you really need the messages to be secure, don't send them in an email! Create a SSL zone and insert the replies into a secured database. If you must send them in an email, you'll have to use some on the fly encrypting of the contents.

[ideavirus]

hii,

I think, My first post was a bit confusing a bit..!

Okay here is what i am looking at.

1. I have a web form on my site ( lets say formmail ).
2. The user will fill the form.
3. Now the filled form will be sent to my eMail ID .
4. The transfer process is what, i want in secure mode.

I understnd, Its SSL. My host Does support.

Okay, Now can i have a secure DB..??
Also, give me a few pointers, which describe, SSL to work ( I am a newbie to this ).

Thanks again
:)

[Sanenet]

First off, if it's a SECURE form, you need to hit a HTTPS:// zone (your host will set this up for you). Both the form and the database insert routine should be in this zone. (<form method="https://......)

DON'T use Email, it's one of the most unsafe ways of sending information across the web. And encrypting it on the fly is a pain ;)

[dstanovic]

The only other way is at least the host I use I can send through PGPformmail. Then I have to decrypt it at my end when it forwards it to my mail account. (This is from an SSL form)

[ideavirus]

Hii again,

Thanks for the replies.
My host installed the SSL cert for my account, but I am not sure, how to set up my pages to be secure.
:(

where exactly do i find that HTTPS:// zone..??

Okay, I am using the formmail script avaliable at nms site, which is more secure than its counterpart at MSA ( Matt's )..[ atleast that is what I am told ].

sanenet, do i have to ask my host to install that script for me and also the set of the secure page???

I am not sure, if my host supports PGPformmail, let me find out !

Thanks again
:)

[ideavirus]

sanenet: You also mention about storing the contents of the form in a secure DB, which, i need to use a form which has the capability to store the form contents in a db??

I am not sure of any app like that, could you suggest me a form which can do that for me.You can PM me, if it not allowed to be posted here.

Thanks again
:)