Formmail

• Formmail allows you to create form-to-e-mail forms without CGI scripting.

  To use Formmail, create a form with any web page creation software.

  The form action line should be:

  <form method="POST" action="/cgi-sys/formmail.pl">

  Notice that the path is /cgi-sys. This is the path to our universal CGI BIN, that holds the 'formmail.pl' script.

  The 'formmail.pl' script will do all the programming work for you. The behavior of formmail is determined by using hidden fields in your form.

  ** The "Recipient" field is the only form field that you must have in your form for Formmail to work correctly.

  Field: Recipient

  This form field allows you to specify to whom you wish your form results to be mailed. Most likely, you will want to configure this option as a hidden field with a value equal to that of your e-mail address.

  <input type=hidden name="recipient" value="username@your_domain.com">

  
  
  

  Optional Form Fields:

  Field: Subject

  The subject field will allow you to specify the subject that you wish to appear in the e-mail that is sent to you after this form has been filled out. If you do not have this option turned on, then the script will default to a message subject: WWW Form Submission

  If you wish to choose what the subject is:
  <input type=hidden name="subject" value="Your Subject">

  To allow the user to choose a subject:
  <input type=text name="subject">

  Field: E-mail

  This form field will allow the user to specify their return e-mail address. If you want to respond via e-mail to your user, you should include this form field and possibly even as a "required" field to insure that you receive the information. This will be put into the "From" field of the message you receive.

  <input type=text name="email">

  Field: Realname

  The realname form field will allow the user to input their real name. This field is useful for identification purposes and will also be put into the "From" line of your message header.

  <input type=text name="realname">

  Field: Sort

  This field allows you to choose the order in which your data will appear in the e-mail that FormMail generates. You may choose to have the field sorted alphabetically or in any order you choose. By leaving this field out, the order will simply default to the order in which browsers send the information to the script. This is not always the same order they appeared on your form. When sorting by a set order of fields, you should include the phrase "order:" as the first part of your value for the sort field. You then follow with the field names you want to be listed in your e-mail message, separated by commas.

  To sort alphabetically:
  <input type=hidden name="sort" value="alphabetic">

  To sort in the order of your choice:
  <input type=hidden name="sort" value="order:name1,name2,etc...">

  Field: Redirect

  If you wish to redirect the user to a different URL, rather than having them see the default response to your form, you can use this hidden variable to send them to another HTML page of your choice.

  To choose the URL the user will be directed:
  <input type=hidden name="redirect" value="http://your_domain.com/filename.html">

  To allow the user to specify the URL he/she wishes to travel once the form has been submitted:
  <input type=text name="redirect">

  Field: Required

  You can now require certain fields in your form be completed before the form can be submitted. Simply place all field names that you want to be mandatory in this field. If the required fields are not filled in, the user will be notified of what needs completed and directed to use a hyperlink back to the form.

  <input type=hidden name="required" value="email,phone">

  Field: env_report

  This field allows you to have Environment variables included in the e-mail message you receive after a user has submitted your form. This is a useful tool if you need information as to what browser they were using, what domain they were coming from or any other attribute associated with environment variables. The following is a short list of valid environment variables that you may find useful:

  REMOTE_HOST: Sends the remote hostname of the user making the request.

  REMOTE_ADDR: Sends the IP address of the remote host making the request.

  HTTP_USER_AGENT: Provides the browser the client is using to send the request. General format: software, version library, version.

  If you want information about the remote host and browser sending the request, you need to include the following in your form:
  <input type=hidden name="env_report" value="REMOTE_HOST,HTTP_USER_AGENT">

  Field: title

  This form field allows you to specify the title and header that will appear on the resulting page if you do not specify a redirect URL.

  If you want to choose the title of "Feedback Form Results":
  <input type=hidden name="title" value="Feedback Form Results">

  Field: return_link_url

  This field allows you to specify a URL that will be used as a "return_link_title", on the following report page. This field will not be used if you have the redirect field set. It is useful if you allow the user to receive the report on the following page, but want to offer a way to get back to your home page.

  <input type=hidden name="return_link_url" value="http://your_domain.com/filename.html">

  Field: return_link_title

  This is the title that will be used to link the user back to the page you specify with return_link_url. The two fields will be shown on the resulting form page as:

  <ul> <li><a href="return_link_url">return_link_title</a> </ul>

  <input type=hidden name="return_link_title" value="Back to Main Page">

  Field: background

  This form field allows you to specify a background .gif image that will appear if you do not have the redirect field set. This image will appear as the background .gif to the form results page.

  <input type=hidden name="background" value="http://your_domain.com/image.gif">

  Field: bgcolor

  This form field allows you to specify a background color for the form results page in basically the same way you specify a background image. This field should not be set if the "redirect" field is set.

  For a background color of white:

  <input type=hidden name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF">

  Field: text_color

  This field works in the same way as the "bgcolor" field, but is used to change the color of your text.

  For a text color of black:  

  <input type=hidden name="text_color" value="#000000">

  Field: link_color

  This field changes the color of the hyperlinks text on the resulting page. It works in the same way as "text_color". This should not be defined if the "redirect" field is.

  For a link color of red:
  <input type=hidden name="link_color" value="#FF0000">

  Field: vlink_color

  Changes the color of visited hyperlinks on the resulting page. It works exactly the same as "link_color", and should not be set if the"redirect" field is.

  For a visited link color of blue:
  <input type=hidden name="vlink_color" value="#0000FF">

  Field: alink_color

  Changes the color of active links on the resulting page. Works exactly the same as the "link_color" field and should not be set if "redirect" field is.

  For a visited link color of blue:
  <input type=hidden name="alink_color" value="#0000FF">

  Any other form fields that appear in your form will be mailed back to you and displayed on the resulting page if you do not have the redirect field set.