Re^3: Form Submission Script - would like to point at HTML page

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Re^4: Form Submission Script - would like to point at HTML page by Joost (Canon) on Jun 06, 2007 at 22:56 UTC
Flattery will get you nowhere :-) there's the ChangeLog but it's not particularly helpful. Most entries point to documentation updates, but some entries don't clarify what's been changed at all. Probably some bugs have been fixed, and possibly some security issues. There might be serious issues with your old script, but I'm not sure. Anyway it's likely you can just copy the configuration section of your old script to the new version. If it doesn't work you can either ask here for more help, or just use the old version. "What should it profit a man, if he should win a flame war, yet lose his cool?"	[reply]
Re^4: Form Submission Script - would like to point at HTML page by ww (Archbishop) on Jun 07, 2007 at 03:44 UTC
Although it's still widely used (provided by many ISP's for example), FormMail is widely deprecated, for the proverbial (security) holes through which one could drive the proverbial truck. On the other hand, London Perlmongers (check them out at http://london.pm.org/ and nms have provided a vastly improved alternative, TFmail... and its documentation and setup are -- IMO -- easier to follow for a newcomer. Enjoy your "programming lark!"	[reply]
Re^5: Form Submission Script - would like to point at HTML page by Anonymous Monk on Jun 07, 2007 at 06:07 UTC
NMS is that alternative	[reply]
Re^6: Form Submission Script - would like to point at HTML page by Joost (Canon) on Jun 07, 2007 at 20:17 UTC
Thanks for pointing that out. Yes, NMS FormMail - the script used by the OP - is (one of) the scripts provided by some programmers (I believe mostly from Londom.pm) to replace the truly awful scripts from Matt. It's still being actively maintained and should be free (or at least, much more free) of the security holes in Matts scripts. See http://nms-cgi.sourceforge.net/ "What should it profit a man, if he should win a flame war, yet lose his cool?"	[reply]