How do I get web based email to submit form

Report · Jul 20, 2016

Hello,

I am trying to create a form that is submitted via email. It works great if the sender has outlook, however it does not work if the person has any of the web based emails (gmail, yahoo, aol, etc). I entered in the IMAP and SMTP information and ports and click "OK", however the forms never show up in the email that it should be routed to. It also does not show up in my "sent" email in the web based email account.

I need to make this form submission as user friendly as possible for people who are not computer savvy.

Thanks

Report · Jul 20, 2016

Not every end-user is going to have MAPI email settings setup correctly; so it's more reliable to submit the form to a server-side script such as PHP or ASP.net. The script can bypass client-side email software and it is able to send the submission using an existing SMTP account such as Gmail. Any PDF submission requires Adobe Reader or a compatible PDF viewer in order to submit the forms. Most default PDF viewers in browsers are unable to submit forms; so Adobe Reader needs to be set as the default PDF viewer. Adobe Reader is incompatible with Google Chrome; because, the browser stopped supporting NAPI plug-ins. Some mobile and tablet end-users on certain platforms may not be able to submit the forms using Adobe Reader; because, the Adobe Reader for mobile devices has limited JavaScript functionality.

Visit the following website for online examples:

www.pdfemail.net/examples/