[Javascript] Mailto with blanks in subject

[Ivanner Mora]

I just tried like this and it works fine:

<A
HREF="mailto:abc at yoursite.com?Subject=Feedback%20with%20blanks&Body=The%20In
etSDK%20Site%20is%20Superlative">Email</A>

Ivanner Mora ICQ# 45326279
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Schaefer" <ken at adOpenStatic.com>
To: <javascript at LaTech.edu>
Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 8:12 AM
Subject: Re: [Javascript] Mailto with blanks in subject


> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> : maybe offf topic but I hope someone has come across this problem.
> : I'm running MS IE 5.0 with MS Outlook 97.
> :
> : <A HREF="mailto:x.y at a.b?subject=Feedback with blanks&body=The InetSDK
Site
> : Is Superlative">
> :
> : When I use the above line I don't get the expected results.
> : Outlook is started and a new mail is opened but the subject line
contains
> : only the first word (feedback) which
> : is translated to lowercase. The mail body is empty.
> : Is this a problem with Outlook or should I change the mailto HREF?
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> I don't know what email client you are using, but you might be able to see
> that the link above stops being highlighted after the first space?
>
> Spaces are not allowed in URIs. If the space is in the URL, you need to
use
> %20 which is the escaped ASCII value for a string literal " ". If the
space
> is in the value of a parameter in the URL you need to use a +
> eg
>
> <a
>
href="mailto:x.y at a.b?subject=Feedback+with+blanks&body=The+InetSDK+Site+Is+S
> uperlative">
>
> <disclaimer>
> I'm in Australia, it's about 1 a.m. where I am, and I've had 6 beers so
> far...so the above needs to be taken with a stiff drink...or 6 beers. :-)
> </disclaimer>
>
> Cheers
> Ken
>
>
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