CGI E-Mail
CGI E-Mail is a simple, easy-to-use script that takes the results of any form and sends them to you via e-mail. Because it is already installed, minimal configuration is required to successfully use the script.
The following steps provide quick summarized instructions for CGI E-Mail. Be sure to read the CGI user guide for detailed instructions on using CGI EMail.
To configure CGI EMail:
- Create an HTML form with a number of named input fields. Refer to this page for more detailed information of the action component of the form.
- Create an e-mail template (a .txt file) that displays the format in which you want your form information displayed in the e-mail. Make sure all your form name codes are one word and in square brackets [].
- Upload the .txt and form files to your site.
- Go to your cgi-bin directory and change the file permissions on cgiecho and cgie-mail to 755.
- Test the script. The cgiecho script is designed for testing online, so you do not have to wait for e-mail to be sent or received.