This has come up again so thought I'd ask if there was code one could
add to the "mailto" link to start new message that would add the email
bodies in? I know this one is a long-shot, but since it's a 50/50
type of deal, thought I'd ask anyway.

I need to do this when I send an email from home but that the
recipient might like to respond to to my work email address. Up till
now, I've just put a blurb with a "mailto" with my office email
address and left it at that. I'm hoping to get a little more
sophisticated, if that is indeed possible. Hopefully such a link, or
other process that might do the same thing, allows user to send
response to another location without having to do FW and then type or
copy/paste the correct email address.

Thanks in advance. D

private.php?do=newpm&u=&subject=test%20mail&body=the%20quick%20fox

But why not use the message Options dialog to set the Reply-to address instead?

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx

"StargateFan" <IDon'tAcceptSpam@IDon'tAcceptSpam.com> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> This has come up again so thought I'd ask if there was code one could
> add to the "mailto" link to start new message that would add the email
> bodies in? I know this one is a long-shot, but since it's a 50/50
> type of deal, thought I'd ask anyway.
>
> I need to do this when I send an email from home but that the
> recipient might like to respond to to my work email address. Up till
> now, I've just put a blurb with a "mailto" with my office email
> address and left it at that. I'm hoping to get a little more
> sophisticated, if that is indeed possible. Hopefully such a link, or
> other process that might do the same thing, allows user to send
> response to another location without having to do FW and then type or
> copy/paste the correct email address.
>
> Thanks in advance. D
>

On Mon, 03 Jul 2006 21:30:41 -0400, StargateFan
<IDon'tAcceptSpam@IDon'tAcceptSpam.com> wrote:

>This has come up again so thought I'd ask if there was code one could
>add to the "mailto" link to start new message that would add the email
>bodies in? I know this one is a long-shot, but since it's a 50/50
>type of deal, thought I'd ask anyway.
>
>I need to do this when I send an email from home but that the
>recipient might like to respond to to my work email address. Up till
>now, I've just put a blurb with a "mailto" with my office email
>address and left it at that. I'm hoping to get a little more
>sophisticated, if that is indeed possible. Hopefully such a link, or
>other process that might do the same thing, allows user to send
>response to another location without having to do FW and then type or
>copy/paste the correct email address.
>
>Thanks in advance. D

Hey, I kept searching as I often do, but this time found something.
Here's a partial fix to my problem above:
<private.php?do=newpm&u=&subject=Subject goes here&body=Today is
July 3rd, 2006.>

I found that the syntax for the body of the email is a pain. It would
mean putting a limited number of characters right into the mailto
syntax where I was hoping just to have something as easy as "body".
If there isn't an easier way other than the above, I will just have to
be happy with getting a reply email to the correct address with just
the subject line being replicated. But thought I'd ask first if that
is the only way to get the body, by typing in everything that must go
in there.

Thanks.

On Mon, 3 Jul 2006 22:09:08 -0400, "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>private.php?do=newpm&u=&subject=test%20mail&body=the%20quick%20fox
>
>But why not use the message Options dialog to set the Reply-to address instead?

<rofl> Because I didn't know about this option! This is great;
thanks so much. I never knew this trick and it's definitely one that
is perfect! I just recalled the message I just emailed and re-sent
with the reply in options set to my work address. Most wickedly kewl!

Thanks! D

>--
>Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
> Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
> http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
> and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
> Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
> http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx
>
>"StargateFan" <IDon'tAcceptSpam@IDon'tAcceptSpam.com> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> This has come up again so thought I'd ask if there was code one could
>> add to the "mailto" link to start new message that would add the email
>> bodies in? I know this one is a long-shot, but since it's a 50/50
>> type of deal, thought I'd ask anyway.
>>
>> I need to do this when I send an email from home but that the
>> recipient might like to respond to to my work email address. Up till
>> now, I've just put a blurb with a "mailto" with my office email
>> address and left it at that. I'm hoping to get a little more
>> sophisticated, if that is indeed possible. Hopefully such a link, or
>> other process that might do the same thing, allows user to send
>> response to another location without having to do FW and then type or
>> copy/paste the correct email address.
>>
>> Thanks in advance. D
>>

On Mon, 03 Jul 2006 22:17:18 -0400, StargateFan
<IDon'tAcceptSpam@IDon'tAcceptSpam.com> wrote:

>On Mon, 03 Jul 2006 21:30:41 -0400, StargateFan
><IDon'tAcceptSpam@IDon'tAcceptSpam.com> wrote:
>
>>This has come up again so thought I'd ask if there was code one could
>>add to the "mailto" link to start new message that would add the email
>>bodies in? I know this one is a long-shot, but since it's a 50/50
>>type of deal, thought I'd ask anyway.
>>
>>I need to do this when I send an email from home but that the
>>recipient might like to respond to to my work email address. Up till
>>now, I've just put a blurb with a "mailto" with my office email
>>address and left it at that. I'm hoping to get a little more
>>sophisticated, if that is indeed possible. Hopefully such a link, or
>>other process that might do the same thing, allows user to send
>>response to another location without having to do FW and then type or
>>copy/paste the correct email address.
>>
>>Thanks in advance. D
>
>Hey, I kept searching as I often do, but this time found something.
>Here's a partial fix to my problem above:
><private.php?do=newpm&u=&subject=Subject goes here&body=Today is
>July 3rd, 2006.>
>
>I found that the syntax for the body of the email is a pain. It would
>mean putting a limited number of characters right into the mailto
>syntax where I was hoping just to have something as easy as "body".
>If there isn't an easier way other than the above, I will just have to
>be happy with getting a reply email to the correct address with just
>the subject line being replicated. But thought I'd ask first if that
>is the only way to get the body, by typing in everything that must go
>in there.
>
>Thanks.

Oops, reminds me of a Gilda Radner's "never mind" <g> ... just
learned from Sue about changing the reply address in the Options box,
so this whole thing whole problem has now disappeared. Very neat!
D

On Mon, 3 Jul 2006 22:09:08 -0400, "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>private.php?do=newpm&u=&subject=test%20mail&body=the%20quick%20fox

I have a question as I'm back with this issue and just ran into
something.

Here's what I have now:
private.php?do=newpm&u=&subject=Subject%20Line&body=Text%20body.

How can I get that period (.) at the end of the sentence to appear
properly in the body? I've googled and searched the help but no go.

Thanks! D

>But why not use the message Options dialog to set the Reply-to address instead?
>
>--
>Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
> Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
> http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
> and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
> Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
> http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx
>
>"StargateFan" <IDon'tAcceptSpam@IDon'tAcceptSpam.com> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> This has come up again so thought I'd ask if there was code one could
>> add to the "mailto" link to start new message that would add the email
>> bodies in? I know this one is a long-shot, but since it's a 50/50
>> type of deal, thought I'd ask anyway.
>>
>> I need to do this when I send an email from home but that the
>> recipient might like to respond to to my work email address. Up till
>> now, I've just put a blurb with a "mailto" with my office email
>> address and left it at that. I'm hoping to get a little more
>> sophisticated, if that is indeed possible. Hopefully such a link, or
>> other process that might do the same thing, allows user to send
>> response to another location without having to do FW and then type or
>> copy/paste the correct email address.
>>
>> Thanks in advance. D
>>

Just as you replaced the space with its hex representation -- %20 -- you'd need to replace the period with %2E.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx

"StargateFan" <IDon'tAcceptSpam@IDon'tAcceptSpam.com> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Mon, 3 Jul 2006 22:09:08 -0400, "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>private.php?do=newpm&u=&subject=test%20mail&body=the%20quick%20fox
>
> I have a question as I'm back with this issue and just ran into
> something.
>
> Here's what I have now:
> private.php?do=newpm&u=&subject=Subject%20Line&body=Text%20body.
>
> How can I get that period (.) at the end of the sentence to appear
> properly in the body? I've googled and searched the help but no go.
>

Excellent, so that's what that is ... Super. I'm sure there's a list
somewhere for all sorts of other items we might need (parentheses, etc.) so
thanks for letting me know what to look for now. I searched various Outlook
groups and the archives and this didn't come up yesterday. I bet you know
that I know the term, I'd find tons of information now! <g>

Thanks. D

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
Just as you replaced the space with its hex representation -- %20 -- you'd
need to replace the period with %2E.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx

"StargateFan" <IDon'tAcceptSpam@IDon'tAcceptSpam.com> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Mon, 3 Jul 2006 22:09:08 -0400, "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>private.php?do=newpm&u=&subject=test%20mail&body=the%20quick%20fox
>
> I have a question as I'm back with this issue and just ran into
> something.
>
> Here's what I have now:
> private.php?do=newpm&u=&subject=Subject%20Line&body=Text%20body.
>
> How can I get that period (.) at the end of the sentence to appear
> properly in the body? I've googled and searched the help but no go.

StargateFanFromWork <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Excellent, so that's what that is ... Super. I'm sure there's a list
> somewhere for all sorts of other items we might need (parentheses,
> etc.) so thanks for letting me know what to look for now. I searched
> various Outlook groups and the archives and this didn't come up
> yesterday. I bet you know that I know the term, I'd find tons of
> information now! <g>

http://www.permadi.com/tutorial/urlEncoding/
--
Brian Tillman

"Brian Tillman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> StargateFanFromWork <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> > Excellent, so that's what that is ... Super. I'm sure there's a list
> > somewhere for all sorts of other items we might need (parentheses,
> > etc.) so thanks for letting me know what to look for now. I searched
> > various Outlook groups and the archives and this didn't come up
> > yesterday. I bet you know that I know the term, I'd find tons of
> > information now! <g>
>
> http://www.permadi.com/tutorial/urlEncoding/
> --
> Brian Tillman

Awesome, thanks for the great link! D