| Re: button to send an email [message #179302 is a reply to message #179293] |
Tue, 02 October 2012 19:23   |
houghi
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Registered: September 2011
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Beauregard T. Shagnasty wrote:
> Do be aware that your form could be used by malcontents, who could enter
> someone else's email address for spamming and annoyance purposes. In my
> email forms, I always have the form just send mail to me, then I reply
> manually to the visitor. This may or may not fit your needs.
I also look at it from the users point of view and then decide what
might be the best solution.
At work we use several forms between departments. The advantage is that
it is easy to fill out, people get the information in the same layout
and this impoves effeciency. Also it avoids information being forgotten,
e.g. account numbers or other information.
As an Internet user, I want to have what I send in my send items. Forms
does not offer me this ability. So a 'mailto' link is a better solution.
It can sill fill out the subject, so it is easy to filter. You can even
add your standard body.
Obviously with php these can be generated and can include e.g. cookie
information, so you have some way of knowing who the mail came from if
that is of importance.
It is also a LOT easier to do.
If you do decide on forms, rather use two different forms then one that
can handle two issues. See that there is as little information as
possible that needs to be filled out.
e.g. if people must be logged in, you do not need to ask their username
or email as you mhave that already.
Ask only information that is relevant and try not to have any 'free
entry' text fields. The complexer they become, the more people will use
it wrongly and the more counter productive they will become.
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/inline-validation-in-web-forms/ is
interesting as well.
houghi
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