It's server side, either PHP, ASP or similar, in PHP it just uses the basic mail() function with a loop.
hotscripts.com and other script sites have heaps of these free so no need to reinvent the wheel (unless your learning PHP etc then is good practice)
timjpriebe posted this at 14:43 — 14th March 2006.
Funny you said no need to reinvent the wheel, Busy. For simple mailing forms, I almost always code them from scratch, so I don't end up with cluttered code. Probably just compensating for my tendency to write cluttered code, though.
I've found some terrifc php driven forms. I've used the tell a friend and the mailform on a site recently and I have to say I really like these scripts. Easy to modify and customize:
Roo wrote: I've found some terrifc php driven forms. I've used the tell a friend and the mailform on a site recently and I have to say I really like these scripts. Easy to modify and customize:
I think that somewhere in the documentation it tells you how to add to it to add more address feilds.
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Busy posted this at 09:53 — 14th March 2006.
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Are you after a 'send this to a friend' script ?
It's server side, either PHP, ASP or similar, in PHP it just uses the basic mail() function with a loop.
hotscripts.com and other script sites have heaps of these free so no need to reinvent the wheel (unless your learning PHP etc then is good practice)
timjpriebe posted this at 14:43 — 14th March 2006.
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Funny you said no need to reinvent the wheel, Busy. For simple mailing forms, I almost always code them from scratch, so I don't end up with cluttered code. Probably just compensating for my tendency to write cluttered code, though.
Tim
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BIGMONAY posted this at 19:27 — 14th March 2006.
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thanks for the reply guys, I am looking for something like this http://www.ebaumsworld.com/2006/03/cellphonegun.html
Roo posted this at 21:47 — 14th March 2006.
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I've found some terrifc php driven forms. I've used the tell a friend and the mailform on a site recently and I have to say I really like these scripts. Easy to modify and customize:
Check out GentleSource
Roo
BIGMONAY posted this at 01:34 — 15th March 2006.
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pretty cool
, I wonder is there away to edit it and send multi. e-mail instead of 1.
http://www.stadtaus.com/docu/tell_a_friend_script/tell_a_friend_script_english.html
someone told me they might have it at http://www.w3.org, I don't know how to search on that site
Roo posted this at 07:06 — 15th March 2006.
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I think that somewhere in the documentation it tells you how to add to it to add more address feilds.
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