dpark wrote at Mon, 29 Jul 2002 02:56:57 +0200:
> This is my first script, actually part 2 of the first. I triumphantly :) created a
>script to
> write data from a simple form to a flat-tile database. Now I would like to be able
>to send
> everyone on the list an email when my client's site is updated. Below is what I've
>got. Assuming
> it will work, what is the best way to call the script? I've tried
> clienturl/cgi-bin/sendupdate.cgi but only get a 404 error. I've read cgi101 by
>Jaqueline
> Hamilton, Perl and CGI by Elizabeth Castro and Perl 5 for Web
>Professionals--Learning Perl is next
> I suppose. Anyhow, that's where I'm at.
>
> Thank you for any comments.
> ...
>
> open(MAIL,"|$mailprogram -t") or &dienice("Couldn't send mail.");
> print MAIL "To: $email\n";
> print MAIL "Subject: the site has been update\n\n";
^^^^
You need only one "\n" here.
An empty line marks the end of the header and
starts the body text of the mail.
> print MAIL "From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]\n";
> print MAIL <<redskins;
> Hello $fname,
>
> The site has just been updated!
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Takayuki
>
> redskins
>
> close(MAIL); #sends mail
Cheerio,
Janek
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