Send mail from HTML page not asp page

Question

I have an HTML page that I am trying to use to send mail. But it is not working properly.

<form name="htmlform" method="post" action="html_form_send.php">
<table width="450px">
</tr>
<tr>
 <td valign="top">
  <label for="first_name">First Name *</label>
 </td>
 <td valign="top">
  <input  type="text" name="first_name" maxlength="50" size="30">
 </td>
</tr>

<tr>
 <td valign="top">
  <label for="telephone">Telephone Number</label>
 </td>
 <td valign="top">
  <input  type="text" name="telephone" maxlength="30" size="30">
 </td>
</tr>
<tr>
 <td valign="top">
  <label for="comments">Comments *</label>
 </td>
 <td valign="top">
  <textarea  name="comments" maxlength="1000" cols="25" rows="6"></textarea>
 </td>

</tr>
<tr>
 <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center">
  <input type="submit" value="Submit">   
 </td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>

well the sending of email happen in the back end. how about you start by adding an email input field? — Ibu, Dec 11 '12 at 18:21
possible duplicate of [Need to Send Email from HTML pages](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1818962/need-to-send-email-from-html-pages) — Wesley Murch, Dec 11 '12 at 18:22
As an alternative, you could use a service like wufoo.com and embed the form in your HTML page. — Jason, Dec 11 '12 at 18:32

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 11 '12 at 18:20

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SHORT ANSWER : NOT AT ALL POSSIBLE.....Even Bill Gates can't do that

Learn Server Side Programming if you want to send e-mails, HTML is just a markup...

PHP
ASP

answered Dec 11 '12 at 18:20

Mr. Alien

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do you have php script for this? – user1830210 Dec 11 '12 at 18:30
@user1830210 Why just pick up a script and use? What If I made a script, you send emails and I get a CC of those? Better learn it yourself and program it... http://php.net/manual/en/function.mail.php – Mr. Alien Dec 11 '12 at 18:31

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 11 '12 at 18:23

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HTML can't send mail. You need some sort of server side language to accomplish this (PHP, CGI, ASP, etc.) Otherwise, you can always use <a href="mailto:...">Send an e-mail</a>

answered Dec 11 '12 at 18:23

Kermit

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Shantanu Banerjee · Answer 3 · 2012-12-11T18:37:11.783

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HTML is client side script. How could you send mail from client side??

Check this link if you go with PHP.

edited Dec 11 '12 at 18:37

answered Dec 11 '12 at 18:23

Shantanu Banerjee

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Actually, you did "HTML is client side script" – Jason Dec 11 '12 at 18:36

Send mail from HTML page not asp page

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