[thelist] html email protocol

[neal at constructweb.com]

Yes you are rite
---got to be careful what I send out when it's past my bedtime
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Heerssen" <bruce at heerssen.com>
To: <thelist at lists.evolt.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2001 7:33 AM
Subject: Re: [thelist] html email protocol


> neal at constructweb.com wrote:
>
> > Email conventions
> > <A
> >
HREF="mailto:joe at site.com?cc=joe2 at site.com?subject=feedback?Body=How%20ya%20
> > doin">joe at site.com</A>
> > this should help
>
> Shouldn't that be:
>
> <A
>
HREF="mailto:joe at site.com?cc=joe2 at site.com&subject=feedback&Body=How%20ya%20
> doin">joe at site.com</A>
> Notice the '&'s.
>
> Also, mail clients can be a little dodgy about this, some may not accept
> the body or the cc, and AFAIK, no client supports bcc in a link. Also,
> not all users have access to the mail client on the machine they're
> using. I'm thinking about libraries and college computer labs here. For
> better reliability, try a web-based form instead.
>
> HTH,
> Bruce
>
>
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