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How do I use the CFMail tag to send mail from my ColdFusion pages?

The following article explains how to use the CFMail tag. This tag allows you to send email messages through your website. This tag is available for use on all of our shared hosting accounts and VPS website hosting accounts that support ColdFusion.

The syntax of the tag is very simple. Within the tag you add the pertinent information including the to address, the from address, a subject line and the server name. The server name will be mail.yourdomain.com. The message of the email is placed between the cfmail tags.

Below is an example of the CFMail tag for versions of ColdFusion starting with ColdFusion 5.0

CFMail tag using Coldfusion 5.0

<cfmail

 to = "name@yourdomain.com"

 from = "name@yourdomain.com"

 subject = "Example of CFMail Tag using Coldfusion 5.0"

 server = "mail.yourdomain.com">

Email Message

</cfmail>

For more detailed information about CFMail on Coldfusion 5 you can view Adobe's livedocs website here.

CFMail tag using Coldfusion MX 6.1 / 7.0 / 8

<cfmail

 to = "name@yourdomain.com"

 from = "name@yourdomain.com"

 subject = "Example of CFMail Tag using Coldfusion"

 server = "mail.yourdomain.com"

 username = "name@yourdomain.com"

 password = "password">

Email Message

</cfmail>

Coldfusion MX 6.1/CFMX 7/CF 8 allows for SMTP Authentication by use of a username and password. The username and password must be a valid email address from your mail account.

For more detailed information about CFMail on Coldfusion MX 6.1 you can view Adobe's livedocs website here.

For more detailed information about CFMail on Coldfusion MX 7.0 you can view Adobe's livedocs website here.

For more detailed information about CFMail on ColdFusion 8 you can view Adobe's livedocs website here.