Frequently Asked Questions

How can I let the user choose the target mailing list on my web form?

What you can do is to create a combo box on the form that lets you choose the target mailing list and then use the "Mail Filter" button on the "Subscribe" tab of the mailing list in FollowUpExpert to check for the presence of the given value in the body of the email sent by the form ("The body contains specific words").

Sample code for a combo box:

     
 <label for="target">Mailing List:</label>
 <select id="target" name="target">
 	<option value="list1">List #1</option>
 	<option value="list2">List #2</option>
 </select>

Sample output:

Mailing List:

Note: You can add as many <option> tags as you like.

Let's use the above code as an example. You need two mailing lists to implement the steps below.

Mailing list #1:

Double-click the list icon.
Click the "Subscribe" tab.
Click the "Mail Filter" button.
Click "Incoming messages that match...".
Turn on "The body contains specific words", and click "words".
Add the following -- target: list1

Mailing list #2: Repeat the steps above but use the following in the last step -- target: list2

IMPORTANT: I forgot to mention that both these lists must download mail from the same email account -- it must be the account the form sends submitted information to.