Submit by email questions

Hi there,
A few questions about the submit by email function.
1. We have [email protected] addresses. When we hit submit, it only brings up [email protected] How can I make the whole email show up on the email program?
2. I am getting a "Operation not permitted" error when other people are testing the form. They are completing it with Adobe Reader and it's just not working even if they've filled out all the necessary sections. Any ideas?
3. Is there a way to make the information come via email in plain text (or pdf that cannot be edited) vs. surrounded by html coding or an editable pdf?
I am using Designer 7
Thanks for all of the help,
M

>2. I am getting a "Operation not permitted" error when other people are testing the form. They are completing it with Adobe Reader and it's just not working even if they've filled out all the necessary sections. Any ideas?
Maybe you are trying to submit in PDF format rather than form data.
Reader doesn't do that.
>
>3. Is there a way to make the information come via email in plain text (or pdf that cannot be edited) vs. surrounded by html coding or an editable pdf?
Editable PDF is not for Reader. If you want to reformat the e-mail
received, the form should be submitted to a web server, which receives
the data and sends out a formatted e-mail.
This is STRONGLY recommended. There are MANY reasons not to think of
"submitting by e-mail" directly.
Aandi Inston

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