Thanks Jackson. I appreciate the assistance.
Am I on the right track? Best... TR ...................... // this is the form <html> <body> <form action="post" method="process.php"> <p> Your e-mail address:<br> <input type="text" name="name"><br> <input type="text" name="email"><br> <input type="submit" name="submit" value="submit"> </body> </form> </html> ............... //process.php <? if ($email) { $secret_variable = "something_only_you_know"; $confirmationID = md5($email.$secret_variable); $body = "Thank you for registering $name \n;"; $body .= "Please click on the <a href=mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/email_verify.php?email=$email&c onfirmation_ID=$confirmation_ID>link</a>" mail($_POST['email'],'Thank you',$body,'From: Us Fish'); } ............... //email_verify.php <? if ($_GET['confirmationID'] = md5($_GET['email'].$secret_variable)) { // insert the user into the database } else { // display an error message } ?> -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php