You can't copy the form. You need to have it generated in real time.. This is for security reasons.. Also helps with spam.

Do you mean message_send.Php is not working in v 4.0.3 ??

The problem is that previously, I was copying the source code for the Contact Form, modifying it to fit my needs, and dropping it into a post. Example: http://fairjustice.net/index.php/Contact/ Now, with the new v4, this doesn't work. Tilqicom suggested maybe making a plugin to allow for custom form building within b2 - this seems like an excellent idea. As it stands, the only way to use the contact form easily is to add it as a widget but this doesn't leave any room for easy customization of the form itself, or the rest of the page it's displayed on.

i could create a contact form plugin, but it would be really ineffective as i do not know how to make use of b2's core functions when dealing with forms.

but again, the bundled contact form is not designed to be used multiple times or to be multi-recipient or multi anything.It's basically a form to contact the blog owner as it explains.So, i'd suggest you'd stop trying manipulating it (:

How about this: Do you see a problem with just pulling the old message_send.php file, renaming it message_send2.php - copying it over to my v4 install, and changing my "cut-and-pasted" form to use it instead of the v4 message_send.php file? That way the new v4 message_send.php isn't affected and the only thing using the message_send2.php file is my hacked form...