Using A Web Form to Capture Email AddressesUsing a Web based form to capture email address is the most common method used on websites. The form consists of at least one field (email address), but can consist of multiple fields. It is common to ask for name + email address. The form consists of two main components:
The HTML form displays the form on the page and is usually styled using an external style sheet. This is where the visitor enters his/her details. An example form is shown below:
However The real work of the form is done by the form processing script. When the visitor completes the form fields and presses submit ( or whatever you choose to name the button) the information that the visitor has entered is passed to the form processing script which is either a PHP ( most common) or ASP script running on a web server. The script will store the information in a database or text file on a web server and/or email it to a chosen mailbox. Server based systems like Getresponse, Aweber store the data in a database and desktop based mail management systems usually email the results to a mailbox. See Email Mailing List Software and Solutions for details.
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