email link problem

[Guest]

I have included my email contact on a simple page, but when previewing and
clicking on it in the browser, it only opens a new email window and does not
fill in my email address. That field is left blank. What happened? Using FP
2002.

Here is the code from the file:
<p align="center">Email: <a href="mailto:[email protected]">My
Name</a></p>
<p> </p>

Am I better off just setting up a feedback form? My isp supports FP
extensions.

 

[Mike Mueller]

The code looks fine to me- would have to see the full page
though to figure it out for sure

I personally would not use either a mail to or a feedback
form. Both invite the spam harvesters to add you to their
lists. I usually use a form to get their info and send it
to a server side script.

Mike



:I have included my email contact on a simple page, but when
previewing and
: clicking on it in the browser, it only opens a new email
window and does not
: fill in my email address. That field is left blank. What
happened? Using FP
: 2002.
:
: Here is the code from the file:
: <p align="center">Email: <a
href="mailto:[email protected]">My
: Name</a></p>
: <p> </p>
:
: Am I better off just setting up a feedback form? My isp
supports FP
: extensions.

 

[Guest]

Mike, or others:

In an effort to avoid spam, can you explain a little or provide a link where
I could learn about the server side script? It sounds like the form info is
sent directly to the server, and I can then view it from the server w/o it
coming as an email to me? Is this correct? That sounds like what I will
want to do, provided I can get a grasp of it. I am fairly new to Frontpage,
using 2002 at work and 2003 at home...

Thanks.
Dan

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

Actually it is still being sent to your email address, but the email address is part of the
server-side script which is never sent to the browser or available to spiders.

As far as the script, it is custom, but you can find examples of sending email from the server on
the internet, but you need to know what server-side scripting language is supported by your web host
first.

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