Unable to get HTMLTemplate to work

[crabtree]

cant see anything in the html.

now u have DEF_ALERT set, check alerts with
http://neilswartz.com/FormMail/formmail.php?testalert=1

if working, then u should get an alert when u try ur form

wot does that alert say?

[WyleySam]

I tried that command from http://neilswartz.com/FormMail/formmail.php?testalert=1 and
http://localhost/Work/PHP/FormMail/f...hp?testalert=1 with 2 different DEF_ALERT addresses. I also added these two e-mail addesses to TARGET_EMAIL.
The DEF_ALERTs recieved no e-mails. I've also downloaded & run testmail.php & testmail2.php. Both ran successfully. And finally I tried using the alert_to parameter - still no auto response or error e-mail.

This is nolonger as serious problem as before - I've convinced my user not to use auto response. But, I still would like to get it to work.

[crabtree]

u must get alerts working

think of building a house with ur eyes closed....

[WyleySam]

Ok, I started from scratch. I used the FormMail Wizard to create FM.php & SampleForm.htm. The only address used was xxxxxxx@yahoo.com. I ran SampleForm.htm, filled out the form & submitted it. xxxxxxx@yahoo.com received the E-mail.

I ran FM.pbp?testalert=1. The screen said Test message sent. Check your email. xxxxxxx@yahoo.com didn't receive anything at all, no alert - nothing.

I have no idea what to do next. I know my server (WinXP/Apache/PHP) can send emails because it sent one to the recipients. I know the DEF_ALERT can receive e-mails sent from my localhost because it received one when it was a recipient.

At this point do I open another subject (i.e.: Alerts Don't Work) or stick with you???

Pertinent information:

<input type="hidden" name="recipients" value="xxxxxxx-*-yahoo.com" />

define("AT_MANGLE","-*-");
define("DEF_ALERT","xxxxxxx@yahoo.com");
define("EMAIL_NAME","^[-a-z0-9.]+"); // the '^' is an important security feature!
$TARGET_EMAIL = array(EMAIL_NAME."@localhost/Work/PHP/FormMail$",
"^xxxxxxx@yahoo\.com$");

[crabtree]

so, using the same email address, the server will send form results but not alerts. right?

ok, when u fill in the form, what emailk address do you enter in the email field?

i think ur server will only send if the sender is a particular address.

theres a setting in formmail called FROM_USER. try setting that to whatever ur putting into the forms email address

and test alert again

[WyleySam]

Yes, that is correct results OK - alerts not OK.
All e-mail address use in code is xxxxxxx@yahoo.com. The address I use when filling out the form is xxxxxxxx@comcast.net.

But, here's more info. When FM.php?testalert=1 is run from http://localhost/FormMail no alerts are received by xxxxxxx@yahoo.com or xxxxxxxx@comcast.net. When it is run from http://neilswartz.com/FomMail - xxxxxxx@yahoo.com receives alerts and xxxxxxxx@comcast.net does not. I tried another @comcast.net e-mail address I have and it also did not receive any alerts. I think Comcast is doing soething to stop receiving alerts.

Now I'm going to try autoresponse from neilswartz.com

[crabtree]

sounds like ur making progress - its always server issues!

r u sure localhost is able to send email to the internet?

i bet it cant

if ur behind a firewall (who isnt) and on an isp, then ur IP address probably doesnt have a reverse lookup, and even if it does, it probably wont pass various mail sending tests, and so the destingation servers think ur a spammer

[WyleySam]

My current status is I gave up on my localhost and am only using www.neilswartz.com. The recipient is receiving e-mails and DEF_ALERT is receiving alerts. So far my alerts say autorespond failed. More on that later after I work on it for a while.

[WyleySam]

Apparently I had two problems.
1) My localhost would not allow me to send alerts (but I can send e-mails?).
2) Comcast is stopping me from using their e-mail accounts with FormMail.

When ALL e-mail address are set to xxxxxxx@yahoo.com it gets e-mails, alerts, & confirmations.

I guess I should now try the autoresponse with the SID stuff.

Once again, thank you for your help.