HTML mailform processor 1

[mrbinky]

Hey everyone, I'm looking for a free mailform processor. I've searched with google but I can only find e-mail form processors with a trial period, banners placed on my website, etc. And most important, I don't want my visitors to notice that their e-mail message is being processed by another sote, so no:

"Thank you for your message, you will be redirected in X seconds."

Is this all possible for free ? If I had PHP I'd do it completely Server Side btw.

grz

 

[BabyJeffy]

I know of no such provider offering what you ask for free. Thank the spammers for stopping that one.

Cheers,
Jeff

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[ChrisHunt]

Nobody is able to provide this service for free. It's always going to cost them money. That's why they look to recoup it from you - via advertising or other means. Seems fair enough to me.

If you don't want to see ads on your site, I suggest you pay for hosting that includes php (or whatever) support. You can get it very cheap if you shop around, this one, for example, will charge you $3 a year!

-- Chris Hunt
Webmaster & Tragedian
Extra Connections Ltd

 

[BabyJeffy]

You can get it very cheap if you shop around, this one, for example, will charge you $3 a year!

Whoa! That is some seriously cheap hosting! I wouldn't use such a service for a production site, but for a "throw-away" development solution (or for a weekend fun project) it looks like a winner!

Thanks for the link Chris.

Cheers,
Jeff

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[ChrisHunt]

Yeah, I'd be cautious about ultra-cheap hosting - anybody running a business on such low margins is vulnerable to going belly-up at short notice. If you go for a budget scheme...
[ul]
[li]Register your domain name yourself. That's pretty cheap too, and it means you can easily point it to another host if you have to.[/li]
[li]Take regular backups of any database files stored on your host - you could lose them if the host dies[/li]
[li]Be prepared for more downtime, and poorer support, than you get with other hosts - you get what you pay for![/li]
[/ul]
That said, it's still a pretty good deal if you're on a tight budget. You can shop around further starting with some of the host finders listed at

http://www.webhostmagazine.com/wf/hostfinders.asp

-- Chris Hunt
Webmaster & Tragedian
Extra Connections Ltd

 

[mrbinky]

Ok found it already . I've used

http://www.mail-maniac.com

, a mail form processor that is free and shows no ads.

I've found this code, grabbed from the example page:

<form name="formname" method="post" action="

http://www.mail-maniac.com/">

<input type="hidden" name="mailto" value="mailto(at)address.com">
<input type="hidden" name="from" value="mailfrom(at)address.com">
<input type="hidden" name="subject" value="Subject line">
<input type="hidden" name="fromname" value="Your name">
<input type="hidden" name="goto" value="

http://www.thankyoupage.com">

<input type="text" name="sometextfield"><br />
<input type="text" name="anothertextfield"><br />
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit"><br /><br/>
<a href="

http://www.mail-maniac.com"

target="_blank"><font size="1" face="Verdana">Mail-Maniac, free HTML email form

processor</font></a>
</form>

I must use these mail form processor since my webserver doesn't have a server side language installed.

Thanks for the push in the right direction!

grz

 

[BabyJeffy]

Well done! I eat my words

Cheers,
Jeff

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http://www.codecouch.com/jeff/

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