Acrobat X fill in form distribution issue

I created a fill in form in Acobat X for MACs and twice attempted to distribute the form to 32 recipients using my Acrobat.com account.  The distribution seems to stall while "sending".  The form does not show up on my Acrobat.com account nor were the forms distributed.  Suggestions?

LiveCycle Designer Forms are very different from Acrobat Formtool forms.
If you have a LiveCyle Designer form, then you need to create a master page and save as a dynamic form.
There is a different forum for LiveCycle Designer under Adobe Forms.

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