Forms submit - Acrobat X can't do it?

Create a form. Add a submit button and set up the action.
It will work in older versions (i.e. 8); but it doesn't work on other computers also using X.
Is there a way to work around this to well, let X be compatible to X? Or is it necessary to tell users they can only submit the form if they are using 8 or older versions?

Hi George.
I'm using the action associated with a button: choosing "Submit a form". Asking that it return the completed PDF, therefore using the mailto:xxx@xxx. Here's another clue. I can fill out the form and click submit and it works (but then, I'm using the the same program that created the form). A recipient of the form (I emailed the form) tried to use Acrobat X and it said it could not perform the function. Same form, opened in Acrobat 8, no problem. We don't want to frustrate our form-filler-outers by having them receive that error.
There are other users struggling with this (see comments in the general help screen that you get when using Help - Acrobat X Pro Help - forms - setting action buttons - submit a form. The reply there is to go here and ask.)
I'll try to post it for access later today and will let you know where it is.
Thanks!

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