Brian,
In your backend script (the CGI / Perl script I assume), you could have it
send out two separate emails - 1 to the client with the information you want
them to see, and the other to you with the information you are wanting. I'm
not that familiar with Perl but I'm assuming it could use SMTP
Authentication somehow so that the emails sent out could appear to come from
the customer. Hard to say much more than "it's easy" because truthfully,
any semi-decent coder should be able to do this pretty easily, whether it be
CGI / Perl, ASP, PHP, whatever, and without seeing your code and your setup,
it's hard to say what would be best to use in this situation. I'm an ASP
guy. Others are PHP, others are Perl. They can all accomplish this without
the intermediate step of having to open Word to put the data in that you
want.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Rohrbacher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 2:02 PM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] ? Web Developer Guru's
Thanks. I kinda already asked for help. Looking over my original post do
you have any more specific suggestions other than "it's easy"? I have
explained what I am currently doing and what I want to do. I can't really
ask more because I've included everything I know.
Brian
N White wrote:
Since it is a CGI script, I'm assuming it's written in Perl. Adding those
two functions should be relatively easy. Let me know if you need
anything. I'm a full-time web developer, systems administrator, and
network administrator; I know these things from all angles.
-Nick
Brian Rohrbacher wrote:
Hello Web Developer Guru's,
I looking for comments or suggestions on my site survey request process.
I want to make sure it's as streamlined as it can be. Here is the
current process from start to finish.
Potential subscriber calls and we talk $. If they are still interested
I send them to www.reliableinter.net to click on "Free availability
check". They submit the form,
a cgi script runs, and the "raw data" is sent to an imap account that my
web developer and I have access to.
My web developer than open the email from imap in word and runs 2 macros
to organize the raw data. One for my copy and one for the customers.
My copy adds a bunch of text at the bottom of all the customer info
(things like site survey date, install date, mac address, ssid,
equipment, new email, rate plan,
IP, DNS, and some other good stuff that needs to be on a work order).
The other macro organizes the raw data for him to send an email back to
the
customer see what they submitted along with added text that says, "We'll
call you, bla bla".
After all my "work order" text is added he emails it (for review) from
word back to the imap account and the info all shows up in the body of
the email. Now I print the email (1 page) and stick it in a 3 ring
binder. This leaves me with one email/printed email that has every
field necessary to complete site survey, install, and billing.
Making the process smoother.......
I'd like to know if my process could be changed to what I'll describe
below without a major overhaul, or if it needs major work, tell me a
little about it.
This reason we're doing it like we are is because I know very little
about web development/cgi/macro stuff. This is the way my guy knew how
to handle it.
After the customer hits submit I want 2 things to happen.
I want a confirmation email auto sent to them that shows them want they
wrote and shows them the text I added. So at some point between hitting
submit
and getting the email, "We'll call you....." needs to be injected.
I also want an email sent to me with the customers organized data on it.
Again, the email is to have text added at the bottom of this email,
but my text needs to be the "work order" type text I explained earlier.
Summary. Fill out form. Click submit. Two unique email sent. Their
copy with "We'll call you" text and my copy with "Work order" text.
The last thing. When I receive the email, I want the sender's email to
show up so I can hit reply and be talking to them. Currently the sender
is my own account
and I have to copy and paste the customers email to reply .
Can it be done and what would it take?
Brian Rohrbacher
Reliable Internet, LLC
www.reliableinter.net
269 838 8338
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