Finally got fmencoder to work but now email template does not?

[mtnhops]

I had formmail working fine without fmencoder. After installing fmencoder/decoder, and finally getting the correct paths to avoid errors, I now do not get the decoded email with my HTML template, but rather when the message is decoded, it has default formatting. If I remove the encoder, the template works fine. Here is code in the HTML Form:

<input type="hidden" name="good_template" value="ticket_success.php" />
<input type="hidden" name="mail_options" value="HTMLTemplate=fmail.html" />
<input type="hidden" name="filter" value="encode" />

The template paths are set correctly.

Help? I've been at this for hours. Actually, two days.

[russellr]

Hi,

If you don't use a template, you get the encrypted email, right?

Please check out this HOW TO guide:

http://www.tectite.com/fmhowto/filters.php

Down the bottom are examples of various ways you can use FormMailEncoder.

The idea is you can have some fields un-encrypted (such as email address, phone number, etc.) and some fields encrypted.

So, when you use an HTML Template, FormMail is assuming you want those fields un-encrypted and includes the template in the body of the email. Also, FormMailDecoder doesn't support HTML formatting, so if you want to use a template with your encrypted fields, you need to use a PlainTemplate.

It's almost always a good idea to tell FormMail to attach the encrypted part to the email, rather than try to put the encryption in the body of the email.

[mtnhops]

Thanks, good documentation, I had not found that page. Got it working with plain text and then with attachment.