it, you
should have the following:
web2mail.cgi - the actual script.
web2mail.html - example html page that calls the script.
readme.txt - Advanced configuration instructions.
You can change the example html page to
your liking.
1.
Open the web2mail.cgi file in wordpad or notepad, find the
following lines:
@referers = qw(yourdomain.com.au
localhost);
@allow_mail_to = qw(email@yourdomain.com.au localhost);
Replace 'yourdomain.com.au' with your domain name.
Also replace 'email@yourdomain.com.au'
with your email address. This is where the form results
will be sent.
2.
Using your favorite FTP program,
such as WS_FTP
that we recommend,
upload the web2mail.cgi script to your cgi-bin directory. Make absolutely
certain that when uploading, your FTP software
is set to ASCII and not BINARY. If you upload it in
BINARY mode it will be corrupted.
All Perl scripts must be uploaded in ASCII mode.
3.
The following is important, and MUST be
done. We need to change the attributes of the
web2mail.cgi script
to 755. In Unix this
is called a CHMOD 755. However; most Windows based FTP
programs will
simply refer to it as "attributes". In
your FTP program, right-click on the file to find the
command either 'permissions', 'chmod' or 'attributes'.
If your program brings up a box with 9 tick-boxes, tick
all except for 'group write' and 'public/other write'.
If your program allows you to type in a number, enter
755.
If using WS_FTP, click once on
web2mail.cgi so that it is highlighted. Then right-click
your mouse on the highlighted file and select chmod(Unix).
You will be presented with 9 boxes. Tick all boxes to
make a "C" shape (only 2 boxes unticked).
4.
Now, upload web2mail.html to your
/httpdocs/ directory, again making
certain to use ASCII mode.
Congratulations! You have just
installed web2mail on your site! To run the script,
point your favourite web browser to: http://www.yourdomain.com/webmail.html
Help
If your script will not run,
follow the checklist below.
1. Did you edit the web2mail.cgi
file to add your domain and email address?
2. Did you upload the
webmail.cgi file in ASCII
mode?
3. Did you place it in your cgi-bin
directory?
4. Did you set the attributes (CHMOD)
to 755?
5. Is your cgi-bin directory
attributes (CHMOD) set to 755?
6. Did you open web2mail.cgi on
your PC using Notepad or some other Windows based
editor?
If so, chances are you inadvertently
added Carriage Returns, Line Feeds and other ASCII characters that Unix cannot handle.
Please contact Tech Support, and we will purge
the script for you.
