Posted by Adrienne Boswell on 06/08/07 14:29

Gazing into my crystal ball I observed Bas <basgroep@gmail.com> writing
in news:1181305180.154804.87680@w5g2000hsg.googlegroups.com:

> Hi there,
>
> I know I can define the subject line in my 'mailto-hyperlink', but is
> it possible to define a text in the email itself (message field) via
> the mailto-link? I would like to create a quick form this way, so
> people can answer quickly on a couple of questions.
>
> The link I use now is:
>
> mailto:name@address.com?subject=subjectline
>
> can this link be extended to add a predefine text in the messagefield?
>
>

Using mailto as a form action is fraught with danger.

1. It depends on the user having an email client. What about people at
an Internet cafe, library, someone else's computer?

2. Some email clients, if there IS an email client, don't understand that
anyway, and just use the user@example.com.

3. People can usually figure out what they want to use as the subject,
and will often change it.

Use a form processing script to send the information, not mailto.

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