September 2002
Intermediate to advanced
544 pages
13h 6m
English
Several types of applications benefit from sending email programmatically. Consider a feedback form on a Web site that is used to solicit comments from users. The easiest way to pass the feedback to the designers is to send it to them via email each time the form is submitted. Email sent to users is often utilized by online stores. When a user places an order, usually a receipt is sent to her via email so that she can keep it for her records.
Another real-world example involves a small store that allows customers to purchase various products online. The application process is handled through HTML forms, but ultimately the orders must be fulfilled by a human being. The CGI script that processes ...
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