[Javascript] form mail question - newbie level

[David Lovering]

I guess my next logical question is "Do you have access to ANY hosts with a
configurable CGI/BIN account?"

Just because they have no native CGI/BIN capability on the web server where
your friend's stuff lives, doesn't mean that you couldn't use a
forms-handler somewhere else.  A good example of this is credit-card
validation services which are NEVER on the forms server for shopping-cart
web vendors.

This is clearly laid out in the ACTION portion of a forms declaration, and
could (in theory) point to a forms server in Hong Kong.

Yes, Javascript can hook into local mail services on the client side, but
shipping privacy-act info that way is HORRIBLY insecure, and I'd advise
against it.

-- Dave Lovering


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Neil" <jneil at victoricawines.com>
To: <javascript at LaTech.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2004 3:01 PM
Subject: [Javascript] form mail question - newbie level


> Hi,
>
> I am putting together a simple commercial site for a relative
> (www.victoricawines.com).
>
> I want to have a 'contact' page where the viewer enters their personal
> details etc, hits submit, and the data entered is sent to me by email.
(for
> the meantime I have used a third-party routing which unfortunately
includes
> a 'security' code in order to avoid bots).
>
> I know that this can be done with cgi (such as formmail) but this account
> does not include cgi support.
>
> Is there a way to email the contents entered into a form (text as well as
> selections from drop-down lists, radio buttons etc) without using cgi?
>
> TIA
>
> John
>
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