CGI EMail 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 EMail. 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.