[Javascript] mailto form - what is wrong?

[Adagilson BB Silva]

ok, i want to rely on mailto. i want to do this only in javascript/html.

...and this is not running properly:
<form ...
onSubmit="setTimeout('self.location=\"newUrl.html\"',50);return true;">

why

"Filipiak, Bob (Contractor)" wrote:

>  Don't rely on client side mailto: Submit your form to a server side
> process to do the email and then redirect from the server. Bob
> Filipiak (Contractor)
> MCP
>
>      -----Original Message-----
>      From: Adagilson BB Silva [mailto:adagilson at npd.ufpe.br]
>      Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 12:06 PM
>      To: javascript at latech.edu
>      Subject: Re: [Javascript] mailto form - what is wrong?
>
>      so, how can i do both things, sending the form and redirect
>      the user to a new page?
>      thanks for any help
>      a.
>
>      "Filipiak, Bob (Contractor)" wrote:
>
>     >
>     >
>     > For on thing you are sending the visitor to a new page in
>     > your onsubmit function therefore the form never gets
>     > submitted.
>     >
>     > Bob Filipiak (Contractor)
>     > MCP
>     >
>     > -----Original Message-----
>     > From: Adagilson BB Silva [mailto:adagilson at npd.ufpe.br]
>     > Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 11:06 AM
>     > To: javascript at latech.edu
>     > Subject: [Javascript] mailto form - what is wrong?
>     >
>     > what is wrong?
>
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