Processing Forms

Mailing Form Data:

Fields used in the mailto program.

• to: the e-mail address to which the information will be sent.
• sub: the subject line for the e-mail.
• body: this guarantees that the message is not empty. It appears as the first line of the message.

• from: the e-mail address of the sender.

• nexturl: the URL to which the respondent will go after the form is submitted.
• cc: specifies who receives a copy of the message

The values for to, from, sub, and cc appear as usual in the e-mail message. The value for nexturl does not appear at all in the e-mail. The value for body appears in the first line. The values for the other fields in the form appear ion the e-mail as

Example of the HTML for a form and
the corresponding e-mail output

<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="body" VALUE="This is for demonstration purposes">
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="to" VALUE="USERID@mail.auburn.edu">
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="nexturl" VALUE="http://www.auburn.edu">
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="subj" VALUE="Test form">

Your name:
<INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="name" SIZE=20 >

Your e-mail address:
<INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="from" SIZE=20 >

Choose one to four colors:
<INPUT TYPE="checkbox" NAME="red" selected>RED
<INPUT TYPE="checkbox" NAME="grn" selected>GREEN
<INPUT TYPE="checkbox" NAME="blu" >BLUE
<INPUT TYPE="checkbox" NAME="pur" >PURPLE

Vote for exactly one:
<INPUT TYPE="radio" NAME="term" value="Q" checked> Quarters
<INPUT TYPE="radio" NAME="term" value="S" > Semesters

Add your comments:
<TEXTAREA NAME="comments" ROWS=3 COLS=50>No Comment</TEXTAREA>

<INPUT TYPE="submit" >
<INPUT TYPE="reset" >
</FORM>

• sent to USERID@mail.auburn.edu,
• list Test form as subject
• be from whatever values the respondent enters in the from field in response to the prompt,"Your e-mail address:"

This is for demonstration purposes

name --> Whatever name the respondent enters
red --> on
grn --> on
term --> Q
comments --> No Comments