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mailto only for outlook?

Hi,

I have a very simple form with mailto to send contents of the form to my email address. Is it just me, or does it only work with microsoft outlook?

I appreciate any help,
Thank You.

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@ray326Mar 25.2004 — Mailto works for any properly configured browser/mail reader pair. It predates Outlook by several years.
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@PeOfEoMar 25.2004 — mailto will only work with a mail client so people who use webmail will get screwed over if you use mailto. I suggest running your emails server side with an smtp if you are able to.
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@neenach2002Mar 25.2004 — Terribly sorry PeO....but...

You can download and application that allows you to automatically open your Yahoo! Webmail when you click on a mailto: link...other than that, it doesn't work with webmail...
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@PeOfEoMar 25.2004 — [i]Originally posted by neenach2002 [/i]

[B]Terribly sorry PeO....but...

You can download and application that allows you to automatically open your Yahoo! Webmail when you click on a mailto: link...other than that, it doesn't work with webmail... [/B]
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but the majority of users would not have this. Its not about which mail client 2% of the people use, its what everyone else uses. Mailto is not going to work for a whole lot of people.
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@neenach2002Mar 25.2004 — Yup....I would suggest...a form...*can't remember the code*...>.<...but there was a form I once saw that submitted an e-mail....
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@PeOfEoMar 25.2004 — there was a form that submitted email eh? It will still need to run server side, the mailto action also depends on a client. http://www.webdevfaqs.com/php.php#mailer <-- php example.
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@neenach2002Mar 25.2004 — Yea...there is...postNUKE and phpNUKE have them...*bops head*....hell, phpNUKE has a whole pop3 e-mail system...you just put in your info and BANG!....You can retrieve mail to the server that phpNUKE is running on...then again, this can cause a security issue...I think...o.O
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