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Evoir
10-23-2003, 10:34 PM
Haha! I've had different threads in the past that addressed parts of this problem, but the addition of Spam Assasin tagging Matt's formail as spam has created a little problem.

So, here's the story:

1. Client wants to send an autoresponder to folks who use a form they have.
2. So, I stopped using the FQ installed formail and modified Matt's a later version of Matt's formail. Edited using this thread (http://www.aota.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=14016) . That was really great.
3. Spam Assasin starts tagging any emails from that form as BUGGY_CGI
4. I go back to using FQ formail, forgetting about the adjusted formail that I was using.
5. Client says that the autoresponder is not going to the default account! I finally remember why I was using Matt's formail afterall.
6. But Matt's formail makes Spam Assasin tag is as SPAM BUGGY_CGI
7. Download nms_formail, and it works great, but the modification on this thread (http://www.aota.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=14016) does not seem to apply with the nms script, so the autoresponder does not go out.

hrmmm. How can I edit the nms script to change the From Address to be seen as that of the address inserted in my form?

p.s. I know nms comes with an autoresponder feature, but would prefer to have the autoresponse attached to the email address and not the form. There are a couple compelling reasons why... no need to go into it (unless you want em!)

Help? :(

Syneryder
10-23-2003, 11:29 PM
Psst... give me about 12 hours and the other MailForm solution we discussed a couple of weeks ago ought to be ready for you (it's risen up to today's to-do list). I don't think that would fix this particular case though.

But for the BUGGY_CGI handling, if you have installed the script yourself, I don't suppose you would feel confident editing the script? SpamAssassin is mostly tagging the message at the top of those emails, so if you were to go into the code and rephrase that initial sentence, SpamAssasin may stop tagging it?

Evoir
10-24-2003, 02:42 AM
Do you mean the part that says "Below is the result of your feedback form"? How different does it have to be?

sheila
10-24-2003, 02:44 AM
Originally posted by Evoir:
Do you mean the part that says "Below is the result of your feedback form"? How different does it have to be? Not much.

Try something like:

"Below are the results of your feedback form."

See if that helps...

minor tweakage should do it...

Evoir
10-24-2003, 02:52 AM
Ha! I see this was also offered to me in another thread about BUGGY_CGI (http://www.aota.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=15356&highlight=BUGGYCGI)

I'll get back to you on it! Thanks Sheila!

Mandi
10-24-2003, 06:22 AM
I've used cgiemail for years on sites that need to have an email sent out following form submission. It writes the variables to a text file you specify. The only config. is in the path set to cgiemail in the form itself, which is slightly different than you'd expect and also includes the path to the txt file.

You can even cc someone, which I utilized to grab a copy for myself, for database insertion.