Forms not using cgi?

[Mark Gooch]

I would be interested in any information as to how you would format the
information that is e-mailed in this manner.

Thanks
Mark

Stephanie Kraus wrote:
> 
> I have recently been playing around with creating a a reference question
> form to put on our web page.  Since I don't know anything about perl I
> have been struggling with the CGI "stuff".  In the help section of my
> HotDog Pro I came across these sentences:
> 
> "Forms can also be used to send mail to someone.   This can be useful if
> you don't know anything about CGI programming: the form can mail the
> information directly to your account. Information sent this way is not
> formatted, but can still be understoood"
> 
> Has anyone tried this?  Does this mean in the form tag I would use
> ACTION="mailto:wkslibry at crisny.org" instead of sending it to a URL
> containing a script?
> 
> Any experiences using the mailto tag for forms or help you can give
> would be greatly appreciated!
> 
> Stephanie Kraus <krauss at crisny.org>
> Outreach and Internet Services Librarian
> Wm. K. Sanford Town Library
> Loudonville, New York

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