[Javascript] mailto link question.

[Brian Gordon]

oh and that library thing applies to the way you're trying to do it too. And
when they hit the submit link or whatever, the most it will be able to do is
open the email client and auto-fill in the to, cc, bcc, subject, body, etc.
The user has to manually send the email your way, via javascipt.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian Gordon" <microsteel at adelphia.net>
To: "[JavaScript List]" <javascript at LaTech.edu>
Sent: Friday, October 17, 2003 3:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Javascript] mailto link question.


> use this:
> <form method="post" action=mailto:youremail at email.com>
> and have your elements. When they hit submit, it will prompt them to be
> extremely suspicious about the form and do you want to submit it anyway.
If
> they say yes, their default mail client will open, send an email
containing
> all the form-elements names and their values, and immediately close.
>
> You will recieve it and will be able to easily read what the user
submitted.
> However, this only works if they are using a POP3 mail client. Also, that
> "be suspicious cuz they're out to get you" message is a bit unnerving to
> novice surfers. You don't even need to have an "email address" field,
> because you can just look at the "from" line.
>
> This method is an extreme problem with people who want to sign up, but are
> at a library computer.
>
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