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wildfoodie

Joined: 05 Apr 2005
Posts: 2169

Posted: Sun Jun 10, 07 8:23 am Post subject: are you building a website? - resource suggestion
and a newbie to web design? I am and I had quite a learning curve trying to add a spam proof email form that didn't display my email address for spambots to harvest. I came across this - the easiest, free form creation resource I've found... it's https://www.jotform.com/index.php?new and it works!

Maxwell Smart

Joined: 29 May 2005
Posts: 607
Location: London Town

Posted: Mon Jun 11, 07 11:51 pm Post subject:
Unfortunately that is only good if your web server supports PH - although even most cheap hosts now do.

wildfoodie

Joined: 05 Apr 2005
Posts: 2169

Posted: Tue Jun 12, 07 6:45 am Post subject:
* demonstrates total newbie to web matters status* what's PH? some kind of script?

Barefoot Andrew
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Joined: 21 Mar 2007
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Posted: Tue Jun 12, 07 6:53 am Post subject:

wildfoodie wrote:

* demonstrates total newbie to web matters status*
what's PH? some kind of script?

He meant PHP - a scripting language and fundamental to the particular tool you have recommended. Anyone who's webspace did not support PHP would not be able to use this tool.

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Barefoot Andrew
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Posted: Tue Jun 12, 07 7:35 am Post subject:

Me, myself & I wrote:

Anyone who's webspace did not support PHP would not be able to use this tool.

Actually, I lie. Having passed comment I thought I ought to check it out...

The jotform site generates HTML and CSS to copy and paste into your website, but the actual sending of email seems to be handled by it. In other words, when you click "submit" control passes from your site to a form-handling script at jotform, and it seems that users of this tool aren't required to have scripting support in their webspace.

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Maxwell Smart

Joined: 29 May 2005
Posts: 607
Location: London Town

Posted: Tue Jun 12, 07 8:44 am Post subject:
Yup i did mean PHP and obviously I didn't look at it that closely either as didn't noticed it submitted through their site too. Does look good but I think people still like to often see your email address. But this can be done with a graphic.

MarkS

Joined: 01 Aug 2006
Posts: 2626

Posted: Tue Jun 12, 07 8:45 am Post subject:
which means that jotform can harvest email addresses and the text of your messages. cynic ? moi?

Barefoot Andrew
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Posted: Tue Jun 12, 07 8:49 am Post subject:

MarkS wrote:

which means that jotform can harvest email addresses and the text of your messages.

cynic ? moi?

Similar thought had occurred to me - not a site I'd use, but having a contact form (or any kind of form) is starting to get a bit technical for those with only basic know-how. Swings and roundabouts...

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wildfoodie

Joined: 05 Apr 2005
Posts: 2169

Posted: Tue Jun 12, 07 9:23 am Post subject:

MarkS wrote

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jotform can harvest email addresses and the text of your messages.

cynic ? moi?

yep have to agree, your cynic label is accurate!

I checked the privacy policy ( ok just today and not before I went ahead with jotform

) Pleased to report that
jotform says:

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2. Submission Data. We respect the privacy of our users and the privacy of their client data. All user information contained within the forms you may use or build on the JotForm Site are governed by our Terms of Service. You retain all rights to your data. We will not sell, share data. We will not access your data for non-administrative reasons.

agree with Maxwell Smart - a visible email address is a good thing to have.

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