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(download the script here if you don't have it)
1. Create the form on your website
2. Configure the AutoMail Lite script
3. Upload the script files
Defines the location of your sendmail program on your unix system.
$mailprog = '/usr/lib/sendmail';
@referers
These are the domain names that are allowed to use the AutoMail Lite script on your site. This is a first level protection against a someone using your form to send spam or to control access to your files. It is NOT foolproof (click here to see how easily "referer" can be spoofed) so if you are going to try to restrict access to important files, this is not a good way to do it.
@referers = ('www.yoursite.com','www.othersite.com');
$auto_type
This is your file attachment type. See mimetype.txt for a list of valid types.
$auto_type = 'application/octet-stream';
$auto_encoding
This is the encoding that will be used for your attachment. See encoding.txt for a list of types. Most users will want 'base64'.
$auto_encoding = 'base64';
$auto_body
This is the body of your auto-response message. It must be a text file. Be sure to test how it looks when mailed for funny line-wrapping etc. Sometimes text files don't translate into email readers very cleanly. This file must also go in the automail directory (with the download file).
$auto_body = 'body.txt';
$message_type
This is your message type. See encoding.txt for valid types and definitions. Most users will want 'multipart/mixed' because you WILL have at least two parts (the attachment and the message body) and most likely you are attaching a binary file.
$message_type = 'multipart/mixed';
$log_or_email
Set this to 'L' to keep log (stores email addresses only!)
Set this to 'E' to send a confirm email.
Set this to 'B' for both.
Set this to 'N' for neither.
$log_or_email = 'B';
NOTES: If you have a single
field form, for just email input, a log file will be sufficient to keep these on file for
you. If you have other fields in the form (i.e. name, address, etc) you MUST select 'E' or
'B' to send the form to you or else the data will be lost. Also, if two users happen to
submit at the same time, it is possible that the 'L' option will not store the email of
the second user (to prevent log file corruption). This is only an issue at high volume
sites.
$email_log
This is the log file for storing your email addresses if you chose 'L' or 'B' above. This
file must also be located in the automail directory with the attachment files (above).
$email_log = 'automail.log';
(i.e. www.yoursite.com/cgi-bin)
automail_lite.cgi
This is the script file : chmod 755
In directory named 'automail' off of your cgi-script directory
(i.e. www.yoursite.com/cgi-bin/automail)
automail_lite.log
This is the counter log file : chmod 666
body.txt
This is the body of the email that is to be sent
**YOUR FILES THAT YOU WISH TO ATTACH ALSO GET PLACED IN THE AUTOMAIL DIRECTORY**