BooYaKaSha
Technical User
(I copied this from another thread)
Hello -
I am doing a pro-bono project for a Christian organization. They want a weekly newsletter that users can subscribe to. Cause it's free, I really don't have the resources available -- and time is critical right now -- to learn how to do this right. I just need a quick how-to.
Here goes. I have a mass email program that can recognize email with "Subscribe" in the subject line and automate everything else. I just need a small, two-field form with a submit button on a web page:
Field 1 - Name
Field 2 - Email Address
Button - Subscribe
When the user clicks subscribe, I need an automated script that will do the following:
1 - Generate a new email message with:
a. "Subscribe" in the Subject line
b. "NAME=(Field 1)" in the body
c. "EMAIL=(Field 2)" in the body
2 - Send the email to "newsletter@myDomain.net" without using the submitter's email (?).
Cause of all the inherent issues involved, I really don't want to use a standard "POST" for submitting the form. I have been using Javascript / DHTML / Flash for some time, but I am new to server-side stuff.
More info: The hosting company uses PHP & ASP (but not ColdFusion). I do not have a testing server set up on my computer, but will do so if this is necessary. I don't really need a database to store this stuff, since my email prog will store the information here.
Thanks a million in advanced for anyone's help. You are truly a lifesaver if you can help me.
Peace.
Cheech (TechnicalUser) Aug 12, 2003
Does the host support cdonts or jmail etc.. ?
What you trying to achieve is relatively simple depending on your host options.
BooYaKaSha (TechnicalUser) Aug 12, 2003
OK, I just called the hosting company, and they said I have to use CGI sendmail....They don't have the two you mentioned...
Does this work for the task at hand?
Hello -
I am doing a pro-bono project for a Christian organization. They want a weekly newsletter that users can subscribe to. Cause it's free, I really don't have the resources available -- and time is critical right now -- to learn how to do this right. I just need a quick how-to.
Here goes. I have a mass email program that can recognize email with "Subscribe" in the subject line and automate everything else. I just need a small, two-field form with a submit button on a web page:
Field 1 - Name
Field 2 - Email Address
Button - Subscribe
When the user clicks subscribe, I need an automated script that will do the following:
1 - Generate a new email message with:
a. "Subscribe" in the Subject line
b. "NAME=(Field 1)" in the body
c. "EMAIL=(Field 2)" in the body
2 - Send the email to "newsletter@myDomain.net" without using the submitter's email (?).
Cause of all the inherent issues involved, I really don't want to use a standard "POST" for submitting the form. I have been using Javascript / DHTML / Flash for some time, but I am new to server-side stuff.
More info: The hosting company uses PHP & ASP (but not ColdFusion). I do not have a testing server set up on my computer, but will do so if this is necessary. I don't really need a database to store this stuff, since my email prog will store the information here.
Thanks a million in advanced for anyone's help. You are truly a lifesaver if you can help me.
Peace.
Cheech (TechnicalUser) Aug 12, 2003
Does the host support cdonts or jmail etc.. ?
What you trying to achieve is relatively simple depending on your host options.
BooYaKaSha (TechnicalUser) Aug 12, 2003
OK, I just called the hosting company, and they said I have to use CGI sendmail....They don't have the two you mentioned...
Does this work for the task at hand?
