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Tell A Friend - help please!

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ilovestickers

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Jul 2, 2005
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Hi there:

I am trying to do a simple tell a friend option where there are a couple of boxes where the user can a friend's email in each box (let's say i make 4), and it sends a recomendaion to see the website.

I just want it to be simple...only 4 boxes and a "send" equivalent.

I will make the message to be sent myself (not created each time by the user).

This sounds easy, and I have seen it many times, but I just can't seem to do it. I am semi-new and I would really appreciate some help!

Thanks so much!
Krissy!

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Something Like This:

Tell a friend about our site!

1st Friends E-Mail: (box where u enter friend 1's email)

2nd Friends E-Mail: (box)

3rd Friends E-Mail: (box)

4th Friends E-Mail: (box)

5th Friends E-Mail: (box)


SEND





Just something like that. I am using Frontpage and just normal html.

Thanks again!

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Well, Here is a script you can use. It only asks for a single email, but you could mention to add a comma and additional emails if they wish.

Just follow the directions to install the script.






Hope I have been of some help,
Micheal Smith

FrontPage Form Tutorials & Form Script Examples
 
Thanks a lot Michael for answering and for the link. I am sorry to be a pain but I was hoping for an option that didn't open the user's email...bur rather jsut sent a message directly from the form (hope that makes sense..i'm kind of new to all this still).

For example...I am hoping it will work like this:

User will enter the friend's email address in a box and hit the send button. Then they will br brought to a litle thank you page (as the message that I have prewritten is sent to the friend). However, the user's email account will not be involved.

I hope this makes sense and somebody knows how to achieve this!

Thanks so much,
Kristyn

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Hi Kristyn,

You might be able to do this with scripting such as ASP, but honestly, I don't know how to send an email without using email.

Hope I have been of some help,
Micheal Smith

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Hi!

Thanks again Michael!

I think I have explained myself incorrectly, causing confusion.

By not using email I meant - something that does not open the Referral Sender's Email Program to send the referal/tell a friend. Instead I was hoping that they could just type the recipient's email address in the box on my site and hit send without Outlook or whatever email program opening up, because I want to write one message, that everyone receives. ( A kind of "behind the scenes" option).

Thank you again!

Krissy

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Does your hosting service support CDONTs or ASP?
 
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