forms question

[tcady]

I have several forms on my site, made at different times, they all send me a repsonse via email, but some have the submitters email address as the From: and some have my dns server as the From: why is this and how do I make tham all have the emaila ddress of the submitter? I have reveiwed them and dont see any differences.
here are two:
this one
http://www.navco.org/library.html
sends me an email with From:www@server1194.dnslive.net everytime no matter who submits it,
this one
http://www.navco.org/industrial-bin-.../bhappform.htm
sends me an email with From:username@hotmail.com (for example)

Can you tell the difference in the code?? Do you know how to make a form do one or the other?
Thanks!

[lspence]

If you include a field on your form with a name of either 'Email' or 'email', and the person filling out your form enters something in that field that looks like it might be a valid Email address, then the forms-to-email program will set the 'Reply-To' header in the email that is sent to you to the value filled in by the user. Otherwise, yoou will get www@server1194.dnslive.net in the reply.

In the first form it's <input name="emailaddy" type="text" id="emailaddy">
In the second form it's <input name="email" type="text" id="email">

So change the first form from emailaddy to email

Also, you may want to make that a required field. If the user doesn't put an address in there, then you get www@server1194.dnslive.net.

If it's not clear, I'll try to re-explain it. Good luck!

[eightfifteen]

You beat me to the punch!

[tcady]

perfect! very elusive and interestingly obscure detail, I have been making web sites for 8 years and never heard of that! We learn something new everyday!

[lspence]

Glad to be of help. :)

[tOKmaZ]

i know it is a bit OT, but how to make a field in a form required?

[flood6]

Originally Posted by tokmaz

i know it is a bit OT, but how to make a field in a form required?

The most commonly used method is with JavaScript. Here are a few solutions from hotscripts:

http://www.hotscripts.com/JavaScript...rms/index.html

[eightfifteen]

Here's what I have used, and I know this works for FormMail:

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

The "name,phone" is where you put the fields you want to be required.

[tOKmaZ]

thank u! i'll try that...