Contact page Help

[webhost1]

I need help in finding out what I did wrong with the contact forum I have set up.

http://www.yourweb.info/policy/contact.htm

I am not sure if I have this set up right. It seems to work. Would someone take the time to check out my code and see if I have everything in it that needs to be in it? I do not know anything about how to set up a contact page.

If what I do have is not right could someone tell me or send me what should be done. Thanks to anybody that helps or even reads this post.

[KeithO]

you should see about an email script that your server will support that will handle the form as opposed to sending it through the user's email program.

also at quick glance, you don't have your <form> tag closed.

[webhost1]

Originally Posted by KeithO

you should see about an email script that your server will support that will handle the form as opposed to sending it through the user's email program.

also at quick glance, you don't have your <form> tag closed.

I have it closed some place in that mess of code. Not sure if I have it in the right spot.

[brian.mark]

It seemed to work when I tried it. Popped up Thunderbird for me with a pre-filled message (sort of a mess to look at, but it'd work.)

Brian.

FireFox / Thunderbird tested.

[webhost1]

Originally Posted by brian.mark

It seemed to work when I tried it. Popped up Thunderbird for me with a pre-filled message (sort of a mess to look at, but it'd work.)

Brian.

FireFox / Thunderbird tested.

That is great. Now why are the messages not delieved to me?

[brian.mark]

Originally Posted by webhost1

That is great. Now why are the messages not delieved to me?

I just tried sending you one. It seemed to work. I know that I personally don't normally hit send when those pop up. It just feels like an invasion when I'm not expecting it. A little text around your submit button would certainly seem to correct that feeling of being mislead. Oh, and tell people that they need to hit send on their email client too. I also thought that the spellcheck when I tried to send was annoying (trying to correct every field name). Those would all be obstacles to getting a form submission sent to you right now.

Couple of questions about the form:

1) You ask for birth year AND age group. Wouldn't one or the other do what you need?

2) Since this will be sent by their email client, why do you need to ask for email address?

Brian.

[webhost1]

Originally Posted by brian.mark

I just tried sending you one. It seemed to work. I know that I personally don't normally hit send when those pop up. It just feels like an invasion when I'm not expecting it. A little text around your submit button would certainly seem to correct that feeling of being mislead. Oh, and tell people that they need to hit send on their email client too. I also thought that the spellcheck when I tried to send was annoying (trying to correct every field name). Those would all be obstacles to getting a form submission sent to you right now.

Couple of questions about the form:

1) You ask for birth year AND age group. Wouldn't one or the other do what you need?

2) Since this will be sent by their email client, why do you need to ask for email address?

Brian.

I saw this form on another site and thought it would be good to have. What to put into this form or take out I don't have a clue. I have been messing around with it for a few months or more.

What I would like to do is as my users send in this info I can make sure that what they ask for is what they get. If all 26 year old want say an itune than I can only send that group what they want and not have to bother the rest.

As for there email. Some users have more than one and they might say send to this one and not the other.

I am sure that there are more simple mailing programs or scripts out there. What to use I don't know. What I do know is I want something that is KISS. Keep It Simple Stupid.

I thought this one was that.

As for the spellcheck. You got me. I was not awear that it had one. What to do?

I will have to put that info on the submit button. Thanks for pointing that out.