Thanks Chuck. I'll continue to investigate. If I find a solution I'll post it to this newsgroup.
Cheers dgm "Chuck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sorry Daniel, > > Although I know the Linux system pretty well and knew where it would be > logging that information, the FP extensions and how they work are still > pretty cryptic to me. Back in June/July, I think I was one of the first > to get FP working with RedHat9 and Apache2.0.40. But it took me more > than two weeks of fighting and a lot of help from Joshie 'n' others. > > Sorry, but I'm just not the right person to ask about how those MS > programs & protocols work. > > Chuck > > > > On Wed, 2003-12-17 at 22:02, Daniel Morris wrote: > > Hi Chuck: > > > > I checked the file /var/log/httpd/error_log by performing the "tail -f" on > > the file while submitting data from my published form. > > > > The following error gets logged to ../httpd/error_log: > > > > [Wed Dec 17 22:05:35 2003] [error] [client 192.168.1.1] malformed header > > from script. Bad header=%r... User address required: > > /usr/local/frontpage/version5.0/apache-fp/_vti_bin/fpexe > > > > Even though I get this error in the log, plus the other error returned by > > the form, the e-mail is being sent to the destination address. > > > > I searched this error on google.com and found one hit that suggested that > > the error might be as a result of the form's "Send to:" option being set as > > a file destination as opposed to an e-mail address. > > > > I actually had the form's "Send to:" option set for both a file > > (_private/submit_form.txt) and to an e-mail destination. I edited the form > > and deleted the file destination, saved the form and published the site > > again, but I still get the same result and the same error is being logged to > > /var/log/httpd/error_log. > > > > I do have the variable: > > > > SendMailCommand:/usr/sbin/sendmail %r > > > > defined in my frontpage.cnf file. > > > > Do you have any suggestions on how to resolve this error? > > > > Thanks again for your assistance. > > > > dgm > > > > "Chuck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Daniel, > > > > > > There are two different locations you might check for the log entries > > > pertaining to that problem. The first is in the directory > > > /var/log/httpd and the file name should be "error_log". The only > > > difference in this is if you are running virtual web hosts on your > > > machine in which case the log file might be named something like > > > "domainname.com_error_log". > > > > > > The second location you might check for the error entries is the > > > /var/log/messages file. Try going to the /var/log directory and use the > > > command "tail -n50 -f messages". That will show you the last 50 entries > > > in that log file AND will keep it open -- immediately showing you > > > anything added to that logfile. Then in another window or another > > > computer, try using that form. You should immediately see any error > > > added to the logfile from the problem. > > > > > > And of course, you could always use that on the /var/log/httpd/error_log > > > file also. It will also show you any entries added to that file. Use > > > <CONTROL>C when finished with the tail command. > > > > > > Good luck and let us know what you find in the logs. The guy I set up > > > FP extensions for had a problem with form entry e-mails also. But his > > > turned out to be a result of using SMTP authentication on the e-mail > > > server. As soon as we added the username/password to the FP > > > configuration, it could send a form's e-mail just fine. > > > > > > > > > Chuck > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, 2003-12-16 at 21:45, Daniel Morris wrote: > > > > Here's an update on this problem. Please let me know if this issue needs > > to > > > > be directed to another discussion group. > > > > > > > > I added the following line to my frontpage.cnf file: > > > > > > > > SendMailCommand:/usr/sbin/sendmail %r > > > > > > > > The input data is now successfully emailed but when I submit the data > > from > > > > the form, the resulting error now occurs: > > > > > > > > Internal Server Error > > > > The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was > > unable > > > > to complete your request. > > > > Please contact the server administrator, [EMAIL PROTECTED] and inform them > > of > > > > the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may > > have > > > > caused the error. > > > > > > > > More information about this error may be available in the server error > > log. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > > > > ---- > > > > > > > > Apache/1.3.27 Server at dmorris2 Port 80 > > > > > > > > > > > > "Daniel Morris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > > > > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Greetings: > > > > > > > > > > I apologize in advance if this is being posted to the wrong discussion > > > > > group. > > > > > > > > > > I'm relatively new to Frontpage and have installed the Apache > > FrontPage > > > > > Extensions onto my Linux 9.0 server, and have developed a simple form > > and > > > > > would like to have the data that's input into the form > > > > > e-mailed to me once submitted. > > > > > > > > > > Within the FrontPage form properties, I've selected "Send to:" and set > > the > > > > > e-mail address to where I'd like the input data sent. > > > > > > > > > > From the FrontPage Extensions Admin URL I've defined my server mail > > > > > settings including the SMTP server, From-Address and Reply-to address > > for > > > > > this webserver. > > > > > > > > > > I've published the form, but when I enter and submit data, I get the > > > > > following error: > > > > > > > > > > FrontPage Error. > > > > > User: please report details to this site's webmaster. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Webmaster: please see the server's system log for more details. > > > > > > > > > > I know that this is not a very descriptive error, but can someone > > point me > > > > > to the system logfile from which I might retrieve more information? Is > > the > > > > > system logfile that's being refered to the error_log located under > > > > > /etc/httpd/log on my Linux server? I checked this log, but there is no > > > > error > > > > > related to the form. > > > > > > > > > > Any pointers or advise whould be appreciated. > > > > > > > > > > Cheers > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > dgm > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Apache-FP mailing list > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > http://lists.joshie.com/mailman/listinfo/apache-fp > > > > > > > > Donations: > > > > http://www.amazon.com/paypage/PT5LZITM9L227 > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Apache-FP mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://lists.joshie.com/mailman/listinfo/apache-fp > > > > Donations: > > http://www.amazon.com/paypage/PT5LZITM9L227 > > _______________________________________________ Apache-FP mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.joshie.com/mailman/listinfo/apache-fp Donations: http://www.amazon.com/paypage/PT5LZITM9L227
