sub Respond_HTML {

    use MIME::Entity; 
    
    # first, format the email address for MIME::ENTITY
    # create the top-level, and set up the mail headers:
    my $top = build MIME::Entity 
       Type => 'multipart/mixed',
       From => $our_email,
       To => $email,
       Subject => "Information from $us";
    
    # next, add the body of the message:
    attach $top 
       Data=> "Hello $name,\n\nHere is the information you requested.\n\n$us \n\n";

    # now add the pretty leterhead:
    attach $top 
       Path => "$path_to_home_dir/Images/letterhead.gif", 
       Type => 'image/gif', 
       Encoding => 'base64';
    
    # now, make attachment/s:
    for ($i=0 ; $i<=4; $i++ ) {
        if ($request[$i]) {
           attach $top 
              Path => "$path_to_home_dir/Auto_Respond_Files/$HTML_file[$i]", 
    	      Type => 'text/HTML',
              Encoding => '7bit';
        }
    }
    # finally, send it:
       open MAIL, "|$mail_prog -t -i" or die "open: $!";
       $top->print(\*MAIL);
       close MAIL;
    
    return 1;
}

# end Respond_HTML


# Send automatic msword.doc email response according to request(s)

sub Respond_MSWord  {
    
    use MIME::Entity; 
    
    # first, format the email address for MIME::ENTITY
    # create the top-level, and set up the mail headers:
    my $top = build MIME::Entity 
       Type => 'multipart/mixed',
       From => $our_email,
       To => $email,
       Subject => "Information from $us";
    
    # next, add the body of the message: 
    attach $top 
       Data=> "Hello $name,\n\nHere is the information you requested.\n\n$us\n\n";
    
    # now, make attachment/s:
    for ($i=0 ; $i<=4; $i++ ) {
        if ($request[$i]) {
           attach $top 
              Path => "$path_to_home_dir/Auto_Respond_Files/$msword_file[$i]", 
    	      Type => 'application/octet-stream',
              Encoding => 'base64';  
        }
    }
    
    # finally, send it:
       open MAIL, "|$mail_prog -t -i" or die "open: $!";
       $top->print(\*MAIL);
       close MAIL;
    
    return 1;
}