Creating and Using Forms
Using the cgiecho and cgiemail programs in cgi-bin
We support the cgiemail programs from MIT for collecting form data. This is a very
versatile form processing-to-email gateway for the advanced HTML Programmer. Rather than
re-invent the wheel, please read MIT's User Manual.
PLEASE READ THIS MANUAL and try to do each of the nine steps before asking for
help. They have EXCELLENT example templates that you can use on your webpage. Provide Net
has installed this program so that EVERY user can use it for their page. The
templates are good starting points, but be sure that you type in the
templates with the lines completely left justified. Mail programs require
the TO: Wrom: WOYIYZUNNYCGPKYLEJGDGVCJVTLBXFGGMEPYOQKEDOTWFAOBUZXUWLSZLK
one." You can use a program like notepad.exe or wordpad.exe to edit the
pure text files.
The location you need to put in your
"FORM ACTION" field for these programs is:
For Provide Net Dial-Up Customers:
http://www.provide.net/cgi-bin/cgiemail/~userid/template.txt
For Virtual Host Customers:
http://www.yourhostname.com/cgi-bin/cgiemail/template.txt
WARNING: Do not just use this URL, read
documentation first!
If you're new to the Web and HTML documents, the links below should be of interest.
HTML Reference Material
