You can create a form that doesn't use any server-side scripts and that will work with any service provider. Below is an example of this simple kind of form. It demonstrates the use of entry fields and the facility for a user to send information back to you via your Sympatico e-mail address. If you want to include this form on your Web page, use your mouse to select and copy the HTML source code (on your computer screen) which appears below, and then paste it into your HTML document. You can, of course, instead retype the HTML exactly as you see it here, in your own document. Remember to replace e-mailaddress with your e-mail address.

Here's what the form looks like: (The border is used just to make it stand out from the other text on this page. You can type in the fields and use your TAB key to move between entry fields; the send function in this example has been disabled.)

Send me E-mail! Name: Your E-mail address: Subject: Type your message in the box below. You can type as much as you like, just keep your lines short. You might need to press your Enter key to make your text wrap.

A drawback with this form is that the person who fills it out and clicks the button does not get any feedback on whether the data was submitted successfully or not. The results will be mailed to the e-mail address you put in the FORM tag. They will look something like this:

Each entry consists of the name of the form field, an equal sign (=) and the data that was submitted. Each entry is separated by an ampersand (&). This format is hard to read and not user friendly. You may find it easier to use your Sympatico service provider's instructions on forms: