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Below is a recent edition of "HTML_Tutor" that addresses this very thing (and then some...) HTH, Joel R. Cochran Director of Internet Services VamaNet.com (800)480-8810 mailto:custservice@vamanet.com > -----Original Message----- > From: rob@dekko.com [mailto:rob@dekko.com] > Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2002 11:49 AM > To: web400@midrange.com > Subject: [WEB400] MAILTO > > > > I know that you can include a link like > ' <a href="mailto:webmaster@dekko.com";>Feedback</a> > But I want to tailor the subject line. I've this can be done > but I fail to > see it in the manuals in the office and a couple of online > references to > HTML. > HTML TUTOR --- March 12, 2002 Published by ITworld.com -- changing the way you view IT http://www.itworld.com/newsletters ____________________________________________________________________________ ____ HIGHLIGHTS * This week, Paul sheds some light on the form and function of the "mailto" link and then delves into the details of some of its finer points. SERVICES * Survey: Share Your Opinion on Newsletters for a Chance to Win $500! ____________________________________________________________________________ ____ SPONSORED LINK ****OUTSOURCE YOUR WEB DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT AT ELANCE**** Find the best Web Designers and Programmers for: * Web Design * Logo Design * Web Programming * Flash Animation * Banner Ads * And much more Post your Project for FREE at Elance. Click Here http://itw.itworld.com/GoNow/a14724a54335a81162158a0 ____________________________________________________________________________ __ Deep Into the Mailto Link By Paul V. Miller Hey there folks. Welcome to another exciting edition of HTML tutor. You may remember that creating a hyperlink that will open the user's email program with your desired email address in the address field is possible. This is really useful in a variety of situations; perhaps you want to illicit some kind of feedback or response to your site, or maybe you're conducting research and you'd like people to answer a specific question or two. Listing your email address is one way to help people reach you, but providing a "mailto" link makes sending you a response that much easier and, subsequently, more likely that they'll bother. The basic coding for a "mailto" link is very similar to the coding for a basic hyperlink; both make use of the ANCHOR tag. A "mailto" link with my email address would look like this: <A HREF="mailto:paulvmiller@yahoo.com";> Pretty simple, eh? So, to make this useful, we throw in a few words and close the tag: Please <A HREF="mailto:paulvmiller@yahoo.com";>email me</A> with any comments! Voila! A perfectly useful and functional "mailto" link. By simply clicking on "email me", the user's email program should open up with my address in it, ready to send off any insightful comments. The Devil's in the Details But that's not all the mailto link can do for you. You can also specify content for the subject line of the email. To do this, you simply add "? subject=" followed by the desired words. An important note: a "mailto" link allows for no spaces, but this is easily worked around. Replace spaces with the symbol "%20", and the browser will insert the space for you. So, let's say I wanted to use the above mailto link, but wanted to add a subject line of "insightful comments." Easily enough done: Please <A HREF="mailto:paulvmiller@yahoo.com?subject=insightful% 20comments">email me</A> with any comments! Notice the code is exactly the same as the mailto link code I originally wrote, but with "?subject=insightful%20comments" tacked on to the end. Try this out and see what you get. You can go even further with this, specifying an address value for the CC field and even words to put in the body of the email. When specifying content for additional fields of the email, you need to put an ampersand "&" in front of the field name instead of a question mark "?". So, lets add a CC address to the above link, using "&CC=": Please <A HREF="mailto:paulvmiller@yahoo.com?subject=insightful% 20comments&CC=clownswithbigrednoses@clownsaregreat.com">email me</A> with any comments! Now your email will go to the scary clownsaregreat address and me as well. Finally, lets add some words into the body of the email. For this, we use "&body=" Again, remember that spaces are not allowed in the link; you have to use "%20" instead. Other characters are not allowed as well, but I will list them and their alternate codes at the end of the email. To add content for the body of the email: Please <A HREF="mailto:paulvmiller@yahoo.com?subject=insightful% 20comments&CC=clownswithbigrednoses@iloveclowns.com&body=Please% 20put%20your%20thoughts%20here.">email me</A> with any comments! It's a long "mailto" link, but it gets the job done. Here is a list of some common illegal symbols and the codes you can use for each within the "mailto" link: %20 space or blank %0D%0 a line break %3F question mark (?) %27 ampersand (&) %3E equal sign (=) Note You don't need to use the code for the symbol ? or & if those symbols are being used when naming the fields you're going to provide content for. So it's okay to have "?subject=" or "&CC=" but having "? subject=why%20do%20you%20hate%20me?" is not okay. Use the code %3F for that last question mark! Well, folks, that's all for this week. As always, thanks for opening this email and meet me right back here next week for more HTML fun. 'Till then, have a fantastic one! ____________________________________________________________________________ ____ SPONSORED LINK FREE WEBCAST: PREPARING YOUR COMPANY FOR UNEXPECTED DISASTER Is your company prepared to lose millions of dollars in just a few minutes? That's all it would take if your information systems become unavailable. Come learn how you can be prepared for the unexpected. http://itw.itworld.com/GoNow/a14724a54335a81162158a8 ____________________________________________________________________________ ____ About the author(s) ------------------- Paul V. Miller designed his first Web site in 1996 and has been a freelance designer ever since. Paul currently teaches HTML and JavaScript, as well as doing freelance Web design for non-profit organisations in New York City. He still types out all of his HTML by hand, even though his friends with GoLive think he's nuts. Paul is based in Brooklyn, NY and can be reached at paulvmiller@yahoo.com. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____ ADDITIONAL RESOURCES A mailto with a Subject http://itw.itworld.com/GoNow/a14724a54335a81162158a2 Forms and the mailto Action http://itw.itworld.com/GoNow/a14724a54335a81162158a5 Mailto http://itw.itworld.com/GoNow/a14724a54335a81162158a6 HTML Hot Tip: Undocumented Mailto URL Extensions http://itw.itworld.com/GoNow/a14724a54335a81162158a7 Unleashing the Power of mailto URLs http://itw.itworld.com/GoNow/a14724a54335a81162158a3 MAILTO: Munging http://itw.itworld.com/GoNow/a14724a54335a81162158a4 ____________________________________________________________________________ ____ ITWORLD.COM NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE Index of HTML Tutor http://itw.itworld.com/GoNow/a14724a54335a81162158a11 Creating Imagemaps, Part 2: Coding it Up http://itw.itworld.com/GoNow/a14724a54335a81162158a9 Graphics and File Types: JPEG vs. GIF http://itw.itworld.com/GoNow/a14724a54335a81162158a10 ____________________________________________________________________________ ____ ITWORLD.COM SERVICES WE NEED YOUR OPINION ON NEWSLETTERS AND YOU COULD WIN $500 To improve the ITworld.com newsletters for our subscribers, we are conducting a short survey and would like to hear how you view and use this information. 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