New to ASP

[GUJUm0deL]

Hey folks, I just visited BrainJar.com, they have an easy step-by-step tutorial on ASP mailforms...but I do some questions...
I have a free webpage from geocities (at the moment), how can I find out what the mailComp ,smtpServer are?? Does anyone know if Geocities uses ASPMail or CDONT's or JMail?? Or another kind?? Accoriding to BrainJar.com those parameters are required

This is what they have on their site:

referers   = Array("[URL unfurl="true"]www.brainjar.com","brainjar.com")[/URL]
mailComp   = "ASPMail"
smtpServer = "mail.brainjar.com"
fromAddr   = "guest@brainjar.com"

...

I understand what the referers does but what about the other three?? The fromAddr what addy do I put in there?? My email address where the form is going to??
And how can I test it to make sure the script works?? Is it read by the browser or do I have to do something else??
Thanks for any and all the help people...
I have not failed; I merely found 100,000 different ways of not succeding...

 

[BBirkett]

The mailComp shouldn't be necessary. Unless you have only passed an extract of code that is.

The smtpServer is the domain name of the mail server that will be sending the mail from you. This is typically an exchange server, but can be any mail server on any o/s.

The fromAddr is your email addy! Its so people can see who the mail was from.

However, I don't like your chances that a free host like geocities will install CDONTS or ASPMail, or any other mail sending software for people to use in there scripts. Does Geocities even allow ASP scripts?? I've never used it.

Usualy to use mail scripts in your pages however, you really need to find an isp that has installed CDONTS or ASPMail. You just need to ask them before you sign up. The company I work at for example, does web hosting for a few companies, and allows ASP, MySQL, ASPEmail and CDONTS.

Still, email geocities and ask them... you never know!
Brett Birkett B.Comp
Systems Analyst

 

[sweevo]

I don't think Geocities supports ASP (at least it never used to). Try

http://www.brinkster.com

for free ASP hosting, although the free mail components are not available. CDONTS is only available from their premium package.

 

[GUJUm0deL]

Thanks for all your help guys...
Sweevo, what can I use if the site you recommended doesn't allow CDONTs and ASPMail...do I need to use the 'mailComp' attribute??
BBirkett, I contacted Geocities and am still awaiting for a reply...
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