forwarding email to a friend

from the email itself

[Scally_Ally]

Hi guys,
I dont know if this is the right place to put this question but here goes.

I am making a html mailer for one of my clients for them to distribute to people in their database, the problem is that they would like a forward to a friend option at the bottom of the email where the person reading it can input another email address, click submit and it is forwarded on.

I am not too convinced that it can be done as when the email is viewed it is on the users machine and not the server, and i wouldnt have thought that you could submit a form to a remote server?

Does anyone have any information on this?

Thanks

Ally

[henry0]

Instead of an email
you may consider serving a web form pre-populated with the email text.
if they just read it as is then you are done.
or since its a form, allow for "Forward to" input and send the content as an email

Now regarding your original question
I do not get it
What is dif in between using their email application to forward a mail
or typing in the forward mail address?

[Scally_Ally]

i suppose that there is no difference at all. It is just that the client wanted to have it inside the actual email because he thinks that they will use it more readily from there.

I dont really get what you mean in the first section of your answer? how would i be able to send the form to them pre populated and how would it work?

Another idea i had is would i be able to open the relevant page with the advert on it in an iframe in the email? I know it sounds a bit far fetched

Ally

[henry0]

Instead of typing the text in an email they will type it in a form.
Submitting populates a DB

And then a script send to any users via a mailer engine a nicely formated page that displays the text previously fed in the DB.
(to get it they will have to clik on its link)
the page will offer a field or fields to enter
the forwarding address, CC, BCC etc..

When sumitted the action triggers a mail script and the receiver will recieve a real email, another advantage is that they could upload that to a DB and keep track of all mails and forwarded emails.

[Scally_Ally]

Yeah that sounds like the best way, i think i will go with that.

Just have a forward to friend link at the bottom that goes to another page with the form on it.

Thanks for your help.

Ally