Testing Your Forms
It is possible to send a form to an e-mail address if you don’t have a CGI script running on your server through the use of a mailto (an e-mail link, covered in Lesson 3) for the form action, which should be used only to test your forms. This method has a number of flaws, including errors that occur as a result of the browser not being configured to send mail or not being able to connect with an e-mail program, and the absolute lack of security. You should always use dynamic pages or CGI scripts for processing forms.
Note
Although the mailto action gives you a way to initially test your form, it is not a substitute for testing your form with the corresponding server scripts. You should always be sure to thoroughly test pages ...
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