Mail Server/Web Server Problems

[activethistle]

I dont know if I'm in the right place, but maybe one of you guys can help me...

I want to be able to use formmail.pl or something similar on my intranet. My challenge is that I'm trying to do it using Freeware/Shareware software. What do I need in the way of web servers, mail servers, perl interpreters etc, to get this going.
I'm using W98 on an NT4 network.

Any suggestions for:
1. How to do it...
2. Where to find the info on what I need and how it works?

Cheeers Guys - Active

 

[doublehelix]

You will need to download activeperl, although it may already have been installed when you installed your web server (search for perl on your server first).

 

[activethistle]

Thanks double,
I have a web/email server installed called Jana. Its german freeware.
I also have perl installed.

Now my problem seems to be that I dont know how to get formmail to talk to the email server so that it sends mail.

Can u help?

Active. )

 

[DeZiner]

In formail.pl you specify the recipient. It should not need to talk to the mail server by my understanding. It works through a form submission to the cgi-bin which then sends the mail through the mail port in turn sending it to the outgoing mail server wether it be your own domain or hotmail type mail.