Constant errors in contact forms - any idea why?
Thread poster: Paul Dixon
Paul Dixon
Paul Dixon  Identity Verified
Brazil
Local time: 11:02
Portuguese to English
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Jul 25, 2020

I am doing some marketing this weekend, and have recently noticed a strange trend. Some agencies ask us to send out CV and information through a special contact form rather than by e-mail. The problem is that many of these forms end up producing an error message when I try to send the form. What could be happening? I get all kinds of errors, from 404 to 503 (Forbidden) to things I have never heard of. Once it even said 'This domain name is for sale'.Has anyone else had this problem?
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I am doing some marketing this weekend, and have recently noticed a strange trend. Some agencies ask us to send out CV and information through a special contact form rather than by e-mail. The problem is that many of these forms end up producing an error message when I try to send the form. What could be happening? I get all kinds of errors, from 404 to 503 (Forbidden) to things I have never heard of. Once it even said 'This domain name is for sale'.Has anyone else had this problem?
And in some cases there is only Outlook as a solution and I don't know how to use it. Why don't agencies stick to simple e-mail as they did in the past?
And some use Google for communication, but I have a very serious problem with my account.
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Samuel Murray
Samuel Murray  Identity Verified
Netherlands
Local time: 15:02
Member (2006)
English to Afrikaans
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@Paul Jul 26, 2020

Paul Dixon wrote:
Many of these forms end up producing an error message when I try to send the form.


Yes, that is a known phenomenon. The only things you can try, is to use a different browser, or (if you have a VPN) change the location that you're sending the form from.

And in some cases there is only Outlook as a solution...


I don't know what you mean by that. Outlook is an e-mail program, isn't it?

And some use Google for communication, but I have a very serious problem with my account.


Can't you get a second Gmail account, and then just forward all your mail from that account to your main account?


 


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