Wrong email address

[Guest]

In fp2003, when I create a hyperlink on a text line to an email address,
outlook express opens with the "subject" words in the address bar, so the
client cannot email. Is a form a better way to go (haven't played with forms
yet) I have also found this on other sites I've visited, so you can't email
them.

 

[Steve Easton]

Make sure there's a question mark between the email address and the subject
<a href="mailto:[email protected]?subject=The subject"


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[Andrew Murray]

Forms are probably better. Mailto tags invite spam bots and you're email is
fare more likely to end up on a spammers list. Same with forms where you
use the "hidden" fields (you'll need to research this a bit if you've not
used forms before) as spam bots look for strings of text that seem to match
the format of email addresses i.e.. (e-mail address removed) kind of format.

The best thing is to use a form processor script, where the email is
embedded in the script itself, rather than visible in the web page, such as
when you View Source.

One script I use to do this is at www.ezscripting.com - it is the
form-to-email script (Perl/CGI).

Another I've used on Windows server platform (ASP) is
http://nuts4asp.com/scrips/pfeed/

Both are pretty easy to set up - and come with fairly detailed instructions.

 

[Guest]

Thanks heaps. I'll insert the question mark and read up on forms before I
play with one.

 

[Andrew Murray]

sorry www.ezscripting.com should be www.ezscripting.co.uk !