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Sent by David Rahe on February 15, 1999 at 22:09:32: - feedback #90

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I want to use the first example, however, I need to add a reply with the same window.NOT an alert window, NOT a new window, YES clearing the form and replacing it with a reply message

Sent by Ajith de Silva on August 16, 1999 at 08:49:24: - feedback #373

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I am having Navigator 4.07. I used mailto:address@isp.
it works in IE 4.01 but not in Netscape.
Please let me know mistake I have done.

Thanks.
Ajith

Sent by Rui Anselmo on January 19, 2000 at 08:44:07: - feedback #745

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How could I do the same, but only modifying the 'subject' field of the email?

That's the only thing lacking, as the article is very well written.

Sent by Vincent Blanc on February 24, 2000 at 05:00:50: - feedback #850

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Problem:
"mailto:?to=ww@ww.ww.ww&to=xx@xx.xx.xx"
doesn't work with IE and Outlook.
IE doesn't translate such adress in a compatible format for Outlook (and Outlook doesn't understand such formated adress).
Have you another solution ?
Thanks for your help.

Sent by Andy on March 23, 2000 at 07:03:34: - feedback #981

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How can I add attachments to an e-mail sent using javascript forms?

Sent by Alain Cyr on August 24, 2000 at 12:35:24: - feedback #1666

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The small problem I have with this is that I'm using Exchange for mail.

Everything gets "pasted" in the To: field in the EMail message. If I use Internet mail as a setting, everything works fine.

It seems that MS Exchange does not recognize the "?" or the "&" to place the info into the corresponding fields.

This is not a problem with Internet Explorer or Netscape but with Exchange itself.

Did you know about this?
If so, are you aware of a solution to this. There must be a syntax "glitch" that I'm not aware but after about 50 hours of looking over the net for this, I still haven't found nothing. Hope you can help, and thanks for the tips.

Alain Cyr.
Business Analyst
Bombardier Aerospace
alain.cyr@defence.bombardier.com

Sent by sam Chevalier on December 14, 2000 at 11:57:31: - feedback #2150

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the only problem is that it didn't work in real world test. I substituted the xx@xx.xx with a real email address for instance mine. and it brought up the error, that netscape was out of memory to close some items, I have pentium 3 and 128 megs of rams, and only 3 other screens open.

It would be great if there were some sort of solution for that. If you know of any way to implement that into IE, that would be great.

Sent by Josh Prowse on January 24, 2001 at 19:42:16: - feedback #2278

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You mention that the last two email methods don't work in IE, but you DON'T say that the first two don't work on NS! I'm using v4.08, so if this is a version issue, I'd love to know what NS versions this DOES work with. Nobody seems to have a cross-browser solution...

Sent by Mr K on March 21, 2001 at 22:56:31: - feedback #2522

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Needs to be readdress now that IE5, NS4 & 6 are out, as well as Opera.

I'm trying to create a cross browser solution to emailing data from Flash, without using ASP or CGI (as the flash file will not always be on the same server)

Any coments welcome

Sent by Siddi on March 06, 2002 at 12:43:38: - feedback #3657

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Hi
I would like to send body of the message in paragraphs with mailto: protocol. Can we do this?
If yes how ?

Sent by archana shukla on April 30, 2002 at 06:10:56: - feedback #3823

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Its good one. But examples with the form are not working please correct it.
thanks.

Sent by Tommy on May 15, 2002 at 23:17:11: - feedback #3866

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I read the article and found it very worthwhile, but there is still on issue that still troubles me, when using javascript to send and email from a form, do I need to setup a SMTP email to send the email?

Sent by suguna on June 21, 2002 at 00:01:17: - feedback #3958

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Hi Martin,

I used the first example of advanced mailto -Using a link.But when i run this page in my laptop i get the microsoft outlook opened and not the "write email page". PLs help me with this.I want the write email page to be opened , when i keep the email link in my site.
Thanks
suguna