email responders how do you do that ?

[diddlydazz]

Please could someone explain how automatic email responders are made and what programs are needed to achieve this ?

Thanks for any info

[seriesint]

I'm just asking for clarification here, do you mean standard "vacation" type responders? As in checks personal email and returns "I'm in the bahamas" type responses? Or something more elaborate like list sites use? Process of submit email, the list-bot auto responds with a url or confirmation method (click link, reply to email etc)and then auto responds again to inform of acceptance? The latter answer is : almost any programming language could be used for a list-bot. Would just require the ability to check email, parse subject line and have stock if x then y response. List management would be a bigger deal though. And the first is most often done with whatever language the primary email program was written.

HTH

[diddlydazz]

I was just looking for something simple like a thanks for your email type response no parsing or anything like that just to let people know that the email has been received.

What would be best ?

[toolman]

[nastyferret.com...]

This is one of the easiest form processors I've ever seen. It will send an auto response and also send you a nicely formatted email. Definitely a plus to have in the toolbox.

[diddlydazz]

Cheers Toolman

[txbakers]

Also look at formmail.pl from Matts Script Archive - one of the most popular. Most hosters will include this free in their packages.

[rcjordan]

here's one stcrim recommended (and I bookmarked) long ago. looks like it's evolved since the last time I checked on it.

It can send out more than one email at once- so for instance, you can have it send one email to you, a different courtesy reply to the user, and another to your boss..

AlienForm2 (AF2) [cgi.tj]

[diddlydazz]

thanks TX they do actually provide this formmail.pl
how can that be used

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thanks for your help

[txbakers]

You will need their path to the formmail.pl (or formmail.cgi) and their path to sendmail.

Once you have these, you set the action of your form to "<path>/formmail.pl". Be sure to read the help file to set the form up correctly.