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Hi

Good to hear you got it working! My pleasure to assist you.

The script is perfectly secure as it is, you don't need to do anything
additional.

Any questions, just let me know.

Best wishes.

Charles Sweeney
https://formtoemail.com
The world's easiest feedback script!

----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 3:26 PM
Subject: Re: FormToEmail script


> Charles:
>
> I have been experimenting with your free form processing service and am
> pleased to say it works for my forms! I have a couple of questions if you
> don't mind...
>
> How secure is the processing service?
> Do I need to implement some other security measures in the form and if so,
> what would you suggest?
>
> You have been most helpful and I appreciate the time you've taken to
> respond. Thanks.
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> Sent: Wed, November 4, 2009 6:20:56 PM
> Subject: Re: FormToEmail script
>
> Hi
>
> Yes, that's the trouble with these things. I would recommend you get a
> new host with Linux, Apache and PHP with the PHP mail() function working
> properly (ask them first!).
>
> Best wishes.
>
> Charles Sweeney
> https://formtoemail.com
> The world's easiest feedback script!
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 9:41 PM
> Subject: Re: FormToEmail script
>
>
>> Unfortunately the webhost has not been very helpful with this. Thanks
>> for your time and kind response.
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----
>> Sent: Wed, November 4, 2009 4:31:51 PM
>> Subject: Re: FormToEmail script
>>
>> Hi
>>
>> Those files have got nothing to do with my script, you need to see your
>> webhost about it.
>>
>> It looks like your server is using SMTP to send the email. The script
>> will not work with this. The PHP mail() function needs to be enabled and
>> working. Ask your host about it.
>>
>> Alternatively, try my remotely hosted version of form to email
>> http://formtoemailremote.com/ which will work every time.
>>
>> Best wishes.
>>
>> Charles Sweeney
>> https://formtoemail.com
>> The world's easiest feedback script!
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 9:23 PM
>> Subject: Re: FormToEmail script
>>
>>
>>> Thanks Charles! I have some additional questions if you don't mind...
>>>
>>> I adjusted the PEAR settings after going through your website
>>> troubleshooting advice. The script at least now appears to get further
>>> along in the test before returning an error. Now I get the following
>>> message...Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed
>>> opening required 'Mail.php' (include_path='.\;C:\php\PEAR') in
>>> \webroot\order.php on line 4751
>>>
>>> Since I used your configuration wizard to create my PHP file that was
>>> returned to me as order.php, should 'Mail.php' be changed to
>>> 'order.php'? Hoping that was the problem, I changed it, ran another
>>> test, and now I'm getting this...Fatal error: Class 'Mail' not found in
>>> \webroot\order.php on line 4761
>>>
>>> Help?
>>> ----- Original Message ----
>>> Sent: Tue, November 3, 2009 3:49:56 AM
>>> Subject: Re: FormToEmail script
>>>
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> Thank you for your question!
>>>
>>> There's a possibility that the problem is on your server. Have a look
>>> at this page on my support section:
>>>
>>> https://formtoemail.com/developersupport/not_receiving_email.php
>>>
>>> Have a word also with your webhost, or have a look at the support
>>> section on their website.
>>>
>>> Better still perhaps, you might want to try the remotely-hosted version
>>> of FormToEmail, which is hosted on my own server and will send you the
>>> email every time, and is very easy to set up without installing a
>>> script. You can get it here:
>>>
>>> http://formtoemailremote.com/
>>>
>>> If you get the time, have a look through my support section, I have a
>>> little tutorial there about editing PHP code and also a form-to-email
>>> primer.
>>>
>>> Any questions, just let me know.
>>>
>>> Best wishes.
>>>
>>> Charles Sweeney
>>> https://formtoemail.com
>>> The world's easiest feedback script!
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 10:31 PM
>>> Subject: FormToEmail script
>>>
>>>
>>>> Comments: I'm having a problem with this script returning anything but
>>>> the following error message...
>>>> Warning: mail() [function.mail]: Failed to connect to mailserver at
>>>> "localhost" port 25, verify your "SMTP" and "smtp_port" setting in
>>>> php.ini or use ini_set()
>>>>
>>>> Can you provide some help or direction as to what I should do? I
>>>> confess I know nothing about PHP but would love to be able to get form
>>>> data from my site to my email. Thanks!