Author: Real Gagnon
Author's WebSite: http://tactika.com/realhome/realhome.html

Works with Netscape. The important thing is to NAME all the INPUT. The browser will prompt the user that an email is about to be sent.

 <FORM METHOD=POST 
       ACTION="mailto:someone@somewhere.com"
       ENCTYPE="text/plain">
 <INPUT TYPE="hidden" VALUE="1234" name="score">
 <INPUT TYPE="hidden" VALUE="Mr. Smith" name="player">
 <INPUT TYPE="submit" VALUE="Submit">
 </FORM>

To set the subject :

 ACTION="mailto:someone@somewhere.com?subject=automatic_email"

To send a Carbon Copy of the message to a second person, use the "cc" parameter :

 <FORM METHOD=POST 
       ACTION="mailto:someone@somewhere.com?subject=important&cc=someoneelse@somewhere.com"
       ENCTYPE="text/plain">
 <INPUT TYPE="submit" VALUE="Submit">
 </FORM>

While you can use a FORM to define the message body, it's also possible to define the body directly in the mailto: URL :

 mailto:someone@somewhere.com?body=HelloWorld

Posted On: 10-Jul-1999

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