Re: Constructing a mailto: link

["Raul A. Jager W." <raul@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I agree, showing a form and ensambling the mail in the server is a 
better option.
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Tom Jedrzejewicz wrote:

> On 1/17/06, Matt.Haas@xxxxxxxxxxx <Matt.Haas@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>  
>
> > Rob,
> >
> > If you want to force the sent email to look a certain way, you'll be
> > better off writing a program to send the email formatted the way you
> > want. About the only thing you can count on working in mailto links is
> > that the email address will get set. Setting the subject line works for
> > most email clients. Beyond that, it's a crap shot.
> >    
>
> Agreed.  If they are filling out a form, the form response should be
> sent directly from the server rather than popping up their mail
> client.  That will avoid the issue of publishing the email address as
> well.
>
>  
>
> > What type of server is this? If it's an AS/400 or iSeries, I have
> > Net.Data samples that send email. If it's a Windows or Unix/Linux box,
> > it should be easy enough to find samples (you'll need to know what you
> > have access to language-wise) to do what you want.
> >    
>
> Giovanni Perotti created a companion to CGIDEV2 for email, using the
> QtmmSendMail API.
> http://www-922.ibm.com/mmail/start
>
> There are a gazillion other ways to get the iSeries to send an email,
> and the issue has been beaten to death on midrange-l, and on this list
> as well I think.  I seem to recall some discussions about sending mail
> through MSF that whizzed by my ear a few weeks ago.
>
> There may even be a way (API calls perhaps) to use Domino directly.
>
> --
> Tom Jedrzejewicz
> tomjedrz@xxxxxxxxx
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