hi peeps

 

I'm having problems with the email form for sending messages online -

 

code:

 

<div id="contact">

<form action="mailto:mail@paulpenfold.co.uk" method="post" enctype="text/plain">

<br>

Name:<br>

<input type="text" name="name"

value="" size="20">

<br>

<br>

Mail:<br>

<input type="text" name="mail"

value="" size="20">

<br>

<br>

Comment:<br>

<input type="text" name="comment"

value="" size="50">

<br>

<br>

<input type="submit" value="Send">

<input type="reset" value="Reset">

</form>

</div>

<!--end content-->

 

 

Please post advice or email me @ mail@paulpenfold.co.uk

 

Cheers

you might want to use a php form handler instead of the mailto: action. I think mailto: just opens the users webmail (usually Outlook) and mails you the details, so you might as well just have an email link up.

 

It will take some research to get the hang of PHP form handling and you might want to post this question in the PHP section.

 

you also need to be careful as spambots can use your form handlers to send there own mail out and otherwise abuse your site, so you need something that validates, and preferably has a simple CAPTCHA test on it.

 

the joys of form building!

 

Stevo