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Remote emailing of Files

I am using FP98 on a dialup NT server. I have fairly large files 6-7MB that users can download sitting on the Webpage. Is there a way to tell my Webpage to send one of these files to a nominated email address when requested to by me. It is a real pain having to wait when sending them by Outlook. I am NOT a coding wiz so if it be done I would need instructions/code

Michel Plungjan

Normal webpages do pull not push e.g the client goes to the page and gets a file.

With channels or urlminder your users could perhaps subscribe to your page and you would just have to modify it a little bit to trigger an email to the user that the page has changed (urlminder) and perhaps trigger a download (channels)

I would, as a user prefer the URLMinder - just put this on your page and ask them to register

<FORM METHOD="GET" ACTION="http://www.netmind.com/cgi-bin/uncgi/url-mind">
Enter your e-mail address to receive e-mail when this page is updated.<br>
Your Internet e-mail address:<br>
<INPUT TYPE=TEXT SIZE=40 NAME="required-email"><br>
<INPUT TYPE=HIDDEN VALUE="PUT YOUR URL HERE" NAME="url">
<INPUT TYPE=SUBMIT VALUE=" Press Here to Register ">
</FORM>

Michel

jarrahjack

ASKER

It is me doing the 'pushing', ie. if I receive a phone call or an email requesting the file I would then like to trigger, somehow, my website to send the requested file to their email address.

Michel Plungjan

Nope - You would need to execte a program from your webpage that ran on your ISPs computer (or have them run a scheduled task to look at your web site) and then send the file to the recipient.

There is no other way. Sorry

Michel

jarrahjack

ASKER

Doh.
Well, thanks for trying

eschatar

Yes, it's possible, but it's really going to depend a lot on the email servers involved. There are many cgi programs that will act as an email forwarder. You can set them up to take the contents of a form, and mail them through a smtp server. The problem you'll run in to, is that most mail servers won't handle email that big. You are usually limited to about 1MB. I can send you the URL of one of those cgi programs if it will help.

jarrahjack

ASKER

Thanks, that would great. You can email me at mbrown@ozemail.com.au

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jarrahjack

ASKER

Could I use CuteFTP or somesuch program. All I want it to be to regain control of my machine. Outlook is very CPU intensive, I think,

Michel Plungjan

Of course you could, if the users would allow ftp.

I have just had an idea! If your user's mail clients support HTML,

Just mail them the url of the file and have htem click it or
or mail them a script that loads the file:
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
window.open('http://www.myserver.com/hugefile.zip','newWin');
</SCRIPT>

This should work!

Michel

jarrahjack

ASKER

I will try that. If you have any more ideas please let me know in the meantime I think you have your points

Thanks