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What is the best method to use to send simple form information to an email address?

Basically what I'm doing is creating a simple form in a block for users to register for an event. I just want to be able to email that info to a specific address and redirect the user to a static thank-you page.

Seems simple enough till I start looking at all the different ways people are doing it, most way more complex then I need.

Thanks in advance,
Alan
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I have always used cgiemail from http://web.mit.edu/wwwdev/cgiemail/ .

Unix platforms only.

It uses a template. The form is simple.

Template named questions3.txt:
Text Formatted Code
 To: strangeman@chasm.big                          HEADER LINES
    Subject: questions three
                                                      blank line
    What is your name?              [yourname]
    What is your quest?             [quest]           BODY
    What is your favourite colour?  [colour]
 


Form:
Text Formatted Code
<FORM METHOD="POST"
 ACTION="http://web.mit.edu/bin/cgiecho/wwwdev/cgiemail/questions3.txt">

Your e-mail address: <INPUT NAME="email"><p>
Your name: <INPUT NAME="yourname"><p>
Your quest: <INPUT NAME="quest"><p>
Your favourite colour: <INPUT NAME="colour"><p>
<INPUT TYPE="submit" value="Send e-mail">
</FORM>

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