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Hi Guys,
I’m looking for several form mail solutions here so I am prepared to provide the points accordingly. I require a simple ‘Feedback’ form mail to allow visitors to enter a name, email address and of course the feedback itself.
Secondly, I would like to have a ‘Tell A Friend’ page on my site as well. I would like to to BCC an address that I specify as well. This field must be one I can remove if I don’t want to receive the Emails however!
I am happy to provide the HTML layout of the forms, and the Emails if someone feels they are able to help me. We can also discuss further points... :-)
Hope someone can help!!!!
I’m looking for several form mail solutions here so I am prepared to provide the points accordingly. I require a simple ‘Feedback’ form mail to allow visitors to enter a name, email address and of course the feedback itself.
Secondly, I would like to have a ‘Tell A Friend’ page on my site as well. I would like to to BCC an address that I specify as well. This field must be one I can remove if I don’t want to receive the Emails however!
I am happy to provide the HTML layout of the forms, and the Emails if someone feels they are able to help me. We can also discuss further points... :-)
Hope someone can help!!!!
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> .. I would like to have a ‘Tell A Friend’ page
I guess you mean that this is a input field where a user keys in an email address of her choice.
I guess you mean that this is a input field where a user keys in an email address of her choice.
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Exactly ! Beyond that, you can't really send SPAM to someone...
So, If you feel you are able to help me come up with a custom solution, I'm happy to pass on the points... :)
So, If you feel you are able to help me come up with a custom solution, I'm happy to pass on the points... :)
> .. you can't really send SPAM to someone..
what you want to implement makes it a 30 second task for me to make your site a spam-relay sending tons of mails with you as sender :-))
Please rethink about that functionality, or describe what you want to do.
what you want to implement makes it a 30 second task for me to make your site a spam-relay sending tons of mails with you as sender :-))
Please rethink about that functionality, or describe what you want to do.
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Well, if I can't allow users to inform friends of my website and then pass on an Email to myself to let me know such an operation has been completed, what can I do ??? What options do I have ???
Hell, whats the point of me having the feedback form ??
Hell, whats the point of me having the feedback form ??
> Hell, whats the point of me having the feedback form
not having you in the feedback is the problem, but allowing *any* email address as recipient.
not having you in the feedback is the problem, but allowing *any* email address as recipient.
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> use a non-standard url ... you're pretty safe, in practical terms anyway.
practical that costs me 31 instead of 30 seconds ;-)
if the result of the form to be send as mail is not controlled by humans, the risk of unwanted use is very high.
The only (currently known) way to prevent from use by automatic scripts are captchas (or client certs or something similar).
practical that costs me 31 instead of 30 seconds ;-)
if the result of the form to be send as mail is not controlled by humans, the risk of unwanted use is very high.
The only (currently known) way to prevent from use by automatic scripts are captchas (or client certs or something similar).
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Is limited only to CGI scripts ? Or for all languages? (PHP, ASP and so on?)
kandura: In regards to not using a off the shelf script, thats exactly what I DIDN'T want to do because I not only wanted to have full control, but avoid any of these problems... Is it possible somehere can help me with this and as I said before, come up with a custom solution ?
kandura: In regards to not using a off the shelf script, thats exactly what I DIDN'T want to do because I not only wanted to have full control, but avoid any of these problems... Is it possible somehere can help me with this and as I said before, come up with a custom solution ?
> Or for all languages?
all.
this is a logical problem, not a language-specific
> come up with a custom solution ?
as I said: use captchas or something similar
all.
this is a logical problem, not a language-specific
> come up with a custom solution ?
as I said: use captchas or something similar
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What the hell are "captchas" lol ?
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Never mind, the penny has just dropped...
OK, With that now said, are you able to help me in this regard ?
OK, With that now said, are you able to help me in this regard ?
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captcha
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captcha
http://www.captcha.net/ (probably dead)-:
http://captchas.net/
and where it all started:
http://www.cs.indiana.edu/~hfoundal/research.html
others:
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?SID=mail&articleID=00053EA7-B6E8-1F80-B57583414B7F0103&chanID=sa001
http://www.intern.de/news/4889.html (if you understand german:-)
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captcha
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captcha
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captcha
http://www.captcha.net/ (probably dead)-:
http://captchas.net/
and where it all started:
http://www.cs.indiana.edu/~hfoundal/research.html
others:
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?SID=mail&articleID=00053EA7-B6E8-1F80-B57583414B7F0103&chanID=sa001
http://www.intern.de/news/4889.html (if you understand german:-)
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captcha
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captcha
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