Adobe Acrobat 9.0 - PDF form to email

I have created an employment application form that I would like to post on our website and have the applicants email back to us. Is it possible to with Adobe Acrobat 9.0 and the submit button? I have tried this but I think I am missing something. I have also created this in Lifecycle Designer but found that it will only email xml. We would like to receive the pdf itself if it is possible. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
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The submit process would be more like "maito:name@domain". There are important "features" you need to be aware of.
1. For Reader users to submit the full form you must activate Reader Rights -- a potential problem if you expect the form use to exceed 500 over the years.
2. There is no need to submit the full form, but simply import the XML (then you developed the form in Designer and questions should really go to the LiveCycle forum in the future) in to the form on your end. The result will be the same as the full form.
3. E-mail is not a secure form of submission and included personal data on an e-mail submitted form may land you into some legal trouble eventually. I said may, not will -- but it is something to keep in mind.
4. E-mail capabilities vary with the client machine and may fail, making you appear as a fool even if it is a client problem.
5. Compatibility with prior versions of Reader and Acrobat is a good idea, since many folks do not upgrade to the latest version.
In general I would recommend submission to a web script (you will need some IT help there) with the XML format that you simply import to the form. Do not activate Reader Rights and simply allow the client to print the form for their records instead.

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