Testing contact forms from temporary URL

[twistystraws]

Hi

I have had 6 different support chats since 13th April, trying to get a test contact form working, without success. This script works on my current host, but not on webhosting UK servers. Today I've been told this won't work until DNS changes have been made to point mydomain.co.uk to the new webhosting UK server. To say I'm frustrated, is a massive understatement. Surely there is some way to test contact form from a temporary URL?

<script runat="server">
    Protected Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)
        ' send email
        
        Dim strBodyText As Object
        'build email body
        strBodyText = "Title: " & CTitle.Text & "<BR>"
        strBodyText = strBodyText & "First Name: " & FirstName.Text & "<BR>"
        strBodyText = strBodyText & "Surname: " & Surname.Text & "<BR>"
        strBodyText = strBodyText & "Address: " & Address.Text & " " & Address2.Text & "<BR>"
        strBodyText = strBodyText & "Telephone: " & Phone.Text & "<BR>"
        strBodyText = strBodyText & "E-Mail: " & Email.Text & "<BR>"
        
        strBodyText = strBodyText & "Message: " & Message.Text & "<BR>"
        
        strBodyText = Replace(strBodyText, "'", "'")

        
        Dim Msg As New System.Web.Mail.MailMessage

        Dim SMTPServer = "mail.domain.com"
        Msg.Fields.Add("http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/smtpserver", SMTPServer)
        Msg.Fields.Add("http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/smtpserverport", 25)
        Msg.Fields.Add("http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/sendusing", 1)
        Msg.Fields.Add("http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/smtpauthenticate", 1)
		Msg.Fields.Add("http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/sendusername", "me@mydomain.co.uk")
		Msg.Fields.Add("http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/sendpassword", "password") 

        Msg.From = "Website <website@domain.co.uk>"
        Msg.To = "Me <me@hotmail.com>"
        'Msg.Cc = ""
        
        Msg.Subject = "Test"

        Msg.BodyEncoding = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8
        Msg.BodyFormat = Web.Mail.MailFormat.Html
        Msg.Body = strBodyText

        System.Web.Mail.SmtpMail.SmtpServer = SMTPServer
        System.Web.Mail.SmtpMail.Send(Msg)

        Panel1.Visible = False
        Panel2.Visible = True
    End Sub

</script>

[Whuk:Mary]

Hello,

In order to send an email from the website, the from email address should be the email address which has to hosted on the server. Also, you need to authenticate the email i.e. you need to use the email as well as password in your script . The domain has to be pointed towards the server IP address.

Regards,
Mary
Windows Support Department

[twistystraws]

The domain has to be pointed towards the server IP address.

So this means I can't test the mail service until I have made the DNS changes to point my domain name to your server? That's too much of a risk for me - what if there are problems with the script?

I have many LAMP websites that do not require DNS changes to be made to test the mail() function. Surely there must be similar funtionality in windows?

[jamewhite86]

the from email address should be the email address which has to hosted on the server. Also, you need to authenticate the email. thanks for share.