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skytop -> contact form (9/7/2007 6:11:52)

2 questions / problems

i made a regular contact form with DW but when you hit the submit button, another email form pops up to fill out. i didnt want the user to fill out 2 emails. i have the mail to filled out and the action correct.

then i tried the FormMail from matts script archive but thats not working. and i cant figure out why,

any help would be appreciated



mar0364 -> RE: contact form (9/7/2007 14:46:46)

Do you have ASP or PHP available to you?



Tailslide -> RE: contact form (9/7/2007 15:09:24)

Hi

Don't use Matts Formmail script it's pretty insecure - the NMS version is good though:

http://nms-cgi.sourceforge.net/scripts.shtml

Here's a manual on how to use it on a *nix server (it works on Windows too):

http://www.ironspider.ca/forms/nmsform.htm



skytop -> RE: contact form (9/7/2007 20:26:01)


quote:

ORIGINAL: mar0364

Do you have ASP or PHP available to you?



PHP



skytop -> RE: contact form (9/7/2007 21:32:05)

i found a php form with a sendresults.php page. but it dosnt seem to be working

the site is

www.mktstrategies.com

i have been spending days on this. i didnt think it would be so hard. [8|]




skytop -> RE: contact form (9/11/2007 14:29:11)

i am still messing with this, i feel like i am the only one who cant get a contact form to work. ugh



caz -> RE: contact form (9/11/2007 16:07:45)

I used this lovely form from Green Beast and the user instructions that come with it are idiot proof - they would have to be with me...[;)]



funk theory -> RE: contact form (9/12/2007 6:19:44)

I used formmail.php and its way easier to setup and configure. It works fine. I couldnt get formmail.pl to work after several attempts.



Tailslide -> RE: contact form (9/12/2007 6:34:50)

Matt's formmail script is no longer considered secure and is banned by many hosts - if you want to use formmail then it should be the formmail.nms version only.



funk theory -> RE: contact form (9/12/2007 7:07:09)

Why does it need to be that secure anyway? I know lots of people that use the php version and theyve never had any experience of hacking etc. Just wondered why thats all.



Tailslide -> RE: contact form (9/12/2007 7:45:12)

It needs to be secure because if left insecure people can use your email form to bulk email spam to god knows how many people - the spam looks like it comes from you and your host has to take you offline until it's sorted out.

Bulk mailers spend their time searching the internet for insecure forms to use like this. Hosts often scan their accounts and if they find an insecure form script they'll remove it for their own protection (they can get blacklisted for hosting spammers).

This isn't a might-happen-one-in-a-million type thing.

If you are using Jack's Formmail script then that's still considered ok far as I know - None of the Matt's FormMail scripts are considered secure anymore. I like the Formmail.nms because you can limit the amount of recipients which is important to beat the spammers.

Mike Cherim's form is very secure too.



funk theory -> RE: contact form (9/12/2007 7:58:33)

Oh i see where youre coming from now, thanks. I dont really know the formmail.pl that well to be honest. The php version (jacks scripts) you can also specify exact domains and ip addresses (referers) only plus recipent only too.



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