Fix my form - Explorer works but Safari fails

[habilis]

If you take a look at this very simple form, you'll find that it works perfectly in Explorer, yet does not work in Safari. Safari apparently interprets the submit form button as a typical mailto: command and sends it to your email program. Check it out: http://www.bonkdown.com/fixmycode.html

BTW I have installed the latest version of Safari 1.2 and Java that became available yesterday through Software update.

Can somebody help out?

 

[uoba]

The submit buttom (in general) will act out whatever action is within the <form> tag. Since your action is a mailto:, then this is what'll happen. IE may have a way of handling this differently, but Safari obviously will do the standard thing and open your e-mail client.

Why don't you use a cgi script (or php if you can)?

 

[habilis]

I'm going to look into a PHP script today

 

[uoba]

Where you serving the page from? Your own server (i.e. your own machine) or at a web hosting company?

 

[Arden]

I know you got the solution already, but you can sign up with a company like Bravenet and get all sorts of free tools, including a form mailer.