Send form via email

Want to collect data via email

[Stephen Tiller]

Hi

I normally collect users/customers data by them filling in a form and sending it to my database. This time however I need to send the data to an email address which I am unfamilar with and in a presentable format. I would appreciate it if somebody could give me advice on doing this using dreamweaver and any "email" problems I may encounter.

Thanks

Steve

[jtara]

I'd make sure to use a Disposible Email Address (DEA), and shut it off when you are done. There are services that do this for a very reasonable fee. (They forward the mail to your real address.)

Do NOT use an email address on your domain, because this is just going to attract Spam For Life. Even if you turn off the address, your server still has to handle the connections trying to send mail to the address.

[Stephen Tiller]

Thanks for the reply

I am going to use the mailto method however to collect data from a form, although the email client opens up I don't see the data in the email.

Steve

[mack]

You would be better to use a script to send it directly to your email address, as opposed to using the mailto method.

The main downfall of using mailto is it will alerted the users to a security warning about unsecured data about to be transferred. If you simply use a script to handle the form then mail it to you this will make the process seam much more flawless.

You can find loads of examples on Hotscripts.com

Mack.