Posted by Shelly on 08/19/07 19:37

"Jim Moe" <jmm-list.AXSPAMGN@sohnen-moe.com> wrote in message
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> Shelly wrote:
>> I am trying to send an email using mailto. This will be a text email,
>> but I
>> want to have the body formatted with line breaks. When I send it using
>> either \n or \r\n the text runs together and I don't get separate
>> lines.
>>
> How are you sending the email?
> Is it truly a text-only email? Or is it a multipart MIME message with a
> plain text and HTML text alternative?
> What is your receiving email client?
>
> --
> jmm (hyphen) list (at) sohnen-moe (dot) com
> (Remove .AXSPAMGN for email)

I am actually sending the email via php using the mail() function. I
assumed it was the same effect that was causing the problem and wanted to
simplify the question so that I wouldn't get "go to a php group (I did that
too)". I was just looking for the right escape code to create a new line.
Yes, you are correct. I use a function that I drew from the web to handle
an attachment which has in it the mail() function -- and it IS a MIME
message with a plain text body.

As for your other comment, I am quite happy using Outlook Express as my mail
reader, but the question is in the sending from the website to anyone
else --- not what I use personally.

Shelly

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