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Send Email Plugin

Allows to send e-mail through an e-mail form.

Usage

  • Create a form on the page.
    • Call action script sendemail
      • action="%SCRIPTURL{sendemail}%/%WEB%/%TOPIC%"
    • Required is a field with name="to"
    • Optional are the fields cc, subject, body, template, redirectto, successsection and errorsection
    • The from field may be used but defaults to the address of the current user.
  • To show feedback write %SENDEMAIL% anywhere on the page where the feedback should appear.
    • Optionally pass parameters feedbackSuccess and feedbackError. Default feedback messages are set below in Plugin Settings.
  • The redirectto is an url to redirect to a different landing page after the mail has been sent.
  • The successsection parameter optionally sets the named section to be extracted.
  • The errorsection parameter specifies the named section to be extracted when an error occured.
  • To customize the email, including its header, create a new template file (or topic) and set the template parameter to it. The default template is stored in the sendemail.tmpl file:
    From: %FROM%
    To: %TO%
    CC: %CC%
    Subject: %SUBJECT%
    
    %BODY%
    The tags %FROM%, %TO%, %CC%, %SUBJECT% and %BODY% are replaced with the respective url parameter when the email is created.
  • The value of the recipient's and sender's email address can be restricted using the preference variables: ALLOWMAILTO, DENYMAILTO, ALLOWMAILFROM, DENYMAILFROM, ALLOWMAILCC and DENYMAILCC. Each can be a list of comma separated regular expressions that emails are checked against before allowing the mail to be send. This is needed to prevent this plugin from being used as an open email relay and potentially being missused to create spam emails. By default, this plugin will prohibit any email to be send. You will have to change the settings below to match your needs. Preferably, keep the settings as they are as a security measure and enable sending emails on a per-form basis by setting the respective topic preferences in the topic holding the send-email form. For example, to allow the email form on the current topic to be send to the support, use the following settings
    * Set ALLOWMAILTO = support
    * Set DENYMAILTO =
    * Set DENYMAILFROM = 
  • Note, that the From, To and CC parameters can be either an email address or a wiki user name, in which case the email address of that wiki user is used instead.

Example

<form enctype="application/x-www-form-urlencoded" name="mailform" action="%SCRIPTURL{sendemail}%/%WEB%/%TOPIC%" method="POST">
<input type="hidden" name="successsection" value="thanks" />
<fieldset>
<legend><b>Send Email</b></legend>
<div class="twikiFormSteps">
<div class="twikiFormStep">
<h3>To:</h3>
<input class="twikiInputField" id="to" name="to" size="30" type="text" value="%URLPARAM{"to"}%" />
</div>
<div class="twikiFormStep">
<h3>CC:</h3>
<input type="text" class="twikiInputField" id="cc" name="cc" size="30"  value="%URLPARAM{"cc"}%" />
</div>
<div class="twikiFormStep">
<h3>Subject:</h3>
<input type="text" class="twikiInputField" id="subject" name="subject" size="70" value="%URLPARAM{"subject"}%" />
</div>
<div class="twikiFormStep">
<h3>Message:</h3>
<textarea class="twikiInputField" cols="70" name="body" rows="6" style="width:100%">%URLPARAM{"body"}%</textarea>
</div>
<div class="twikiFormStep">
<input type="submit" class="twikiSubmit" value="Send" />
</div>
</div>
</fieldset>
</form>
%SENDEMAIL%
<!--
%STARTSECTION{"thanks"}%
---+ Notification
%SENDEMAIL%
<input type="button" value="Ok" class="twikiButton" onclick="window.location.href='%URLPARAM{"origurl" default="%SCRIPTURLPATH{view}%/%BASEWEB%/%BASETOPIC%"}%'" />
%ENDSECTION{"thanks"}%

-->

Send Email

To:

CC:

Subject:

Message:

Example with FormPlugin

This form asks for user information and validates that the password confirmation matches the password.

%STARTFORM{
name="mailForm"
action="%SCRIPTURL{sendemail}%/%WEB%/%TOPIC%"
method="POST"
onSubmit="return checkPasswords(this)"
}%
<fieldset style="border:1px solid #ddd; padding:1em">
<legend><b>Send Email</b></legend>
%RED%*%ENDCOLOR% All fields are required.
%FORMELEMENT{
name="To"
type="hidden"
title="To:"
default="me@myurl.com"
}%
%FORMELEMENT{
name="Subject"
type="hidden"
default="Account Request"
}%
%FORMELEMENT{
name="Name"
type="text"
mandatory="on"
title="Name (First and Last):"
}%
%FORMELEMENT{
name="Email"
type="text"
mandatory="on"
validate="email"
title="E-mail Address:"
}%
%FORMELEMENT{
name="Password"
type="password"
mandatory="on"
title="Password (caps sensitive):"
}%
%FORMELEMENT{
name="Confirm"
type="password"
mandatory="on"
title="Confirm your password:"
}%
%FORMELEMENT{
name="body"
type="textarea"
rows="10"
cols="80"
cssclass="twikiHidden"
default="$Name
$Email
$Company
$Password
$Confirm"
}%
%FORMELEMENT{
type="submit"
buttonlabel="Send"
}%
</fieldset>
%ENDFORM%

%SENDEMAIL{feedbackSuccess="Request sent, we'll contact you shortly." feedbackError="Could not send your message, please contact us." }%

<script type="text/javascript">
//<![CDATA[
function checkPasswords(inForm) {
   if(inForm.Password.value != inForm.Confirm.value) {
      alert('Your passwords do not match. Please try again.');
      return false;
   }
   return true;
}
//]]>
</script>

%STARTFORM{ name="mailForm" action="http://twiki.ufba.br/twiki/bin/sendemail/TWiki/SendEmailPlugin" method="POST" onSubmit="return checkPasswords(this)" }%

Send Email * All fields are required. %FORMELEMENT{ name="To" type="hidden" title="To:" default="me@myurl.com" }% %FORMELEMENT{ name="Subject" type="hidden" default="Account Request" }% %FORMELEMENT{ name="Name" type="text" mandatory="on" title="Name (First and Last):" }% %FORMELEMENT{ name="Email" type="text" mandatory="on" validate="email" title="E-mail Address:" }% %FORMELEMENT{ name="Password" type="password" mandatory="on" title="Password (caps sensitive):" }% %FORMELEMENT{ name="Confirm" type="password" mandatory="on" title="Confirm your password:" }% %FORMELEMENT{ name="body" type="textarea" rows="10" cols="80" cssclass="twikiHidden" default="$Name $Email $Company $Password $Confirm" }% %FORMELEMENT{ type="submit" buttonlabel="Send" }%
%ENDFORM%

FAQ

How do I send form fields?

If you have a form with the fields Title and Summary and want to post the values of these fields in the body of the e-mail, eiter:
  • put them in a hidden field:
    <input type="hidden" name="body" value="Title: %FORMFIELD{"Title"}%, Summary: %FORMFIELD{"Summary"}%" />
    
  • preserve linebreaks by putting them in a textarea:
    <textarea name="body" class="twikiHidden" cols="80" rows="6">
    Title: %FORMFIELD{"Title"}%
    Summary: %FORMFIELD{"Summary"}%
    </textarea>
    

Plugin Tests

  • SendEmailPlugin is enabled.

Plugin Settings

  • One line description, is shown in the TextFormattingRules topic:
    • Set SHORTDESCRIPTION = Allows to send e-mail through an e-mail form

  • Default feedback messages:
    • Set EMAIL_SENT_SUCCESS_MESSAGE = Enviada com sucesso!
    • Set EMAIL_SENT_ERROR_MESSAGE = Mensagem não enviada.

  • Default mail permissions, (note: by default any emailing is prohibited)
    • Set ALLOWMAILTO = .*
    • Set DENYMAILTO =
    • Set ALLOWMAILFROM = .*
    • Set DENYMAILFROM =
    • Set ALLOWMAILCC = .*
    • Set DENYMAILCC =

  • Debug plugin: (See output in data/debug.txt)
    • Set DEBUG = 0

CSS classes

Class name Note
sendEmailPluginNotification Used for feedback after sending a mail
sendEmailPluginError Styles sendEmailPluginNotification in case of an error

Plugin Installation Instructions

Note: You do not need to install anything on the browser to use this plugin. The following instructions are for the administrator who installs the plugin on the server where TWiki is running.

  • Download the ZIP file from the Plugin web (see below)
  • Unzip SendEmailPlugin.zip in your twiki installation directory. Content:
    File: Description:
    bin/sendemail CGI script for TWiki 4
    bin/sendemail-5 CGI script for TWiki 5
    templates/sendemail.tmpl Email template
    data/TWiki/SendEmailPlugin.txt Documentation
    lib/TWiki/Plugins/SendEmailPlugin.pm Plugin stub
    lib/TWiki/Plugins/SendEmailPlugin/Core.pm Plugin core
    pub/TWiki/SendEmailPlugin/sendemailplugin.css CSS styles

  • If you install this plugin on a TWiki-5 engine you will need to add the following lines to your LocalSite.cfg:
    $TWiki::cfg{SwitchBoard}{sendemail} = ['TWiki::Plugins::SendEmailPlugin::Core', 'sendEmail', {sendemail => 1}];
    and redirect all calls to sendemail to sendemail-5 in your apache configuration.

Plugin Info

Plugin Author: TWiki:Main.ArthurClemens
Copyright: © 2007 Arthur Clemens; 2008 Michael Daum
License: GPL (GNU General Public License)
Plugin Version: 1.2.2, 17 Oct 2008
Change History:  
17 Oct 2008 1.2.1 TWiki:Main/MichaelDaum: added support for TWiki-5; fixed sending emails to login names
26 Jun 2008 1.2.0 TWiki:Main/MichaelDaum: added ALLOW/DENY preference settings to prevent this plugin from being used as an open spam relay; added template option allowing more control over email header etc; fixed mod_perl/perperl coding errors; sender address is the current user, it will default to the wikimaster's only as a last resort; allow user names in addition to plain email addresses in From, To and Cc; allow multiple users in To and Cc; added a redirectto, successsection and errorsection options to land on a different feedback page; reorganized code for lazy compilation
16 may 2007 1.1.3 TWiki:Main/ArthurClemens: fixed bug in bin script that caused form query data to get emptied.
15 may 2007 1.1.2 TWiki:Main/ArthurClemens: improved error notifications.
13 May 2007 1.1.1 TWiki:Main/ArthurClemens: changed sendmail script invocation to be called through bin script sendemail; added CSS styles for feedback notification; fixed typo 'feedbackSucces'.
05 May 2007 1.0 First release.
TWiki Dependency: $TWiki::Plugins::VERSION 1.1
CPAN Dependencies: none
Other Dependencies: none
Perl Version: 5.005
Benchmarks: GoodStyle nn%, FormattedSearch nn%, SendEmailPlugin nn%
Plugin Home: http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Plugins/SendEmailPlugin
Feedback: http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Plugins/SendEmailPluginDev
Appraisal: http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Plugins/SendEmailPluginAppraisal

Related Topics: TWikiPreferences, TWikiPlugins

Topic revision: r2 - 01 Sep 2010 - 14:24:02 - DeniseBandeira?

 
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