Comments on: The full guide to mailto links! http://yoast.com/guide-mailto-links/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=guide-mailto-links Tweaking Websites Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:37:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v= hourly 1 By: Shawnhttp://yoast.com/guide-mailto-links/#comment-74427 Shawn Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:56:50 +0000 http://yoast.com/?p=1273#comment-74427 <code> <a href='http://www.wiretree.com' rel="nofollow">click me</a> </code> maybe this will show it like I ment : ) click me
maybe this will show it like I ment : )

]]> By: Shawnhttp://yoast.com/guide-mailto-links/#comment-74426 Shawn Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:46:19 +0000 http://yoast.com/?p=1273#comment-74426 "<a href='http://www.wiretree.com' rel="nofollow">click me</a>" sorry the link showed as a link i ment to display the whole thing "click me" sorry the link showed as a link i ment to display the whole thing

]]> By: Shawnhttp://yoast.com/guide-mailto-links/#comment-74425 Shawn Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:44:37 +0000 http://yoast.com/?p=1273#comment-74425 I really appreciate your Help.That sort of works but when Outlook 2007 opens it puts this in the body<a href='http://www.wiretree.com' rel="nofollow">click me</a>between the ' ' is hyperlinked and underlind but it still shows the surrounding stuff in plain text It seems like some thing alot of people are looking to do but not very many clear cut answers. I understand this is due to the multitude of email clients out there. And i understand the need to encode but in my situation it is all internal and not even open to public viewing. I really appreciate your Help.

That sort of works but when Outlook 2007 opens it puts this in the body

click me

between the ' ' is hyperlinked and underlind but it still shows the surrounding stuff in plain text It seems like some thing alot of people are looking to do but not very many clear cut answers. I understand this is due to the multitude of email clients out there. And i understand the need to encode but in my situation it is all internal and not even open to public viewing.

]]> By: Eric Fickeshttp://yoast.com/guide-mailto-links/#comment-74424 Eric Fickes Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:36:42 +0000 http://yoast.com/?p=1273#comment-74424 <code> <a href="mailto:ericfickes@gmail.com?subj=test&body=<a href='http://www.wiretree.com'>click me</a>" rel="nofollow">click mailto</a> </code>
click mailto

]]> By: Eric Fickeshttp://yoast.com/guide-mailto-links/#comment-74423 Eric Fickes Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:36:11 +0000 http://yoast.com/?p=1273#comment-74423 Shawn, you can do this with encoding the HTML, but it's up to the email client to recognize and render as HTML.EX :<a href="mailto:ericfickes@gmail.com?subj=test&body=<a href='http://www.wiretree.com'>click me</a>" rel="nofollow">click mailto</a>If you save that to an HTML file, you should see a "click mailto" link. When the message pops up, my email client shows the HTML link, but doesn't render as clickable.HTH Shawn, you can do this with encoding the HTML, but it's up to the email client to recognize and render as HTML.

EX :

click mailto

If you save that to an HTML file, you should see a "click mailto" link. When the message pops up, my email client shows the HTML link, but doesn't render as clickable.

HTH

]]> By: Shawnhttp://yoast.com/guide-mailto-links/#comment-74422 Shawn Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:30:50 +0000 http://yoast.com/?p=1273#comment-74422 I have been looking all over and I understand that I can't use a href mailto and have the Body be a html link. I have read this all over. But I am looking for a way around it. I dont want to send a server side email. I am using this as part of an internal use, and need to open the email client on the local machine but I have the need to put a Link in the Body of the email. The only way that I have seen to do this so far is to use a Java script. I am working from ASP. should I use Java script to do this and does any one know of a good site that can explain in full detail how to do this ?Thanks For all the good info here. I have been looking all over and I understand that I can't use a href mailto and have the Body be a html link. I have read this all over. But I am looking for a way around it. I dont want to send a server side email. I am using this as part of an internal use, and need to open the email client on the local machine but I have the need to put a Link in the Body of the email. The only way that I have seen to do this so far is to use a Java script. I am working from ASP. should I use Java script to do this and does any one know of a good site that can explain in full detail how to do this ?

Thanks For all the good info here.

]]> By: Granthttp://yoast.com/guide-mailto-links/#comment-72677 Grant Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:03:49 +0000 http://yoast.com/?p=1273#comment-72677 Can anyone please tell me why, in my mailto links, they break when they hit my & conversions? Can anyone please tell me why, in my mailto links, they break when they hit my & conversions?

]]> By: Debugged Interactive Designshttp://yoast.com/guide-mailto-links/#comment-38207 Debugged Interactive Designs Tue, 25 Nov 2008 04:21:59 +0000 http://yoast.com/?p=1273#comment-38207 We created a free PHP class, which hides mailto links from spam harvesters = http://www.debuggeddesigns.com/open-source-projects/mailto We created a free PHP class, which hides mailto links from spam harvesters =
http://www.debuggeddesigns.com/open-source-projects/mailto

]]> By: The full guide to mailto links! | The Affiliate Deskhttp://yoast.com/guide-mailto-links/#comment-37898 The full guide to mailto links! | The Affiliate Desk Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:10:09 +0000 http://yoast.com/?p=1273#comment-37898 [...] The full guide to mailto links! [...] [...] The full guide to mailto links! [...]

]]> By: suzannehttp://yoast.com/guide-mailto-links/#comment-37787 suzanne Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:02:38 +0000 http://yoast.com/?p=1273#comment-37787 ah this is helpful for sure! much thank you's! ah this is helpful for sure! much thank you's!

]]> By: How To: Creating Mailto Links | WordPress Hacks Loghttp://yoast.com/guide-mailto-links/#comment-37697 How To: Creating Mailto Links | WordPress Hacks Log Sat, 01 Nov 2008 03:22:24 +0000 http://yoast.com/?p=1273#comment-37697 [...] does have its place and Joost De Valk over at Yoast.com recently published a great post explaining how to create a mailto link.  In his post, you’ll find the code you need, a list of variables, and a bunch of examples [...] [...] does have its place and Joost De Valk over at Yoast.com recently published a great post explaining how to create a mailto link.  In his post, you’ll find the code you need, a list of variables, and a bunch of examples [...]

]]> By: Tertiushttp://yoast.com/guide-mailto-links/#comment-37646 Tertius Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:25:47 +0000 http://yoast.com/?p=1273#comment-37646 Was just looking for this in some form processing that I'm doing for a local educational client.I didn't even look for this, just stumbled accross your post! Was just looking for this in some form processing that I'm doing for a local educational client.

I didn't even look for this, just stumbled accross your post!

]]> By: Greghttp://yoast.com/guide-mailto-links/#comment-37620 Greg Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:39:10 +0000 http://yoast.com/?p=1273#comment-37620 Code textareas are broken in IE7.What about those of us who use GMail? (Plus, there's no tastier spider food than a juicy mailto: link...) Code textareas are broken in IE7.

What about those of us who use GMail? (Plus, there's no tastier spider food than a juicy mailto: link...)

]]> By: lazy drunkhttp://yoast.com/guide-mailto-links/#comment-37610 lazy drunk Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:21:34 +0000 http://yoast.com/?p=1273#comment-37610 ooooo. now I see. ooooo. now I see.

]]> By: Joost de Valkhttp://yoast.com/guide-mailto-links/#comment-37609 Joost de Valk Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:10:31 +0000 http://yoast.com/?p=1273#comment-37609 Once and for all :) I use these mailto links for my OWN use in my OWN internal applications, not on the front end! (And I know you all mean your comments lovingly and you ARE helping the readers here :) ) Once and for all :) I use these mailto links for my OWN use in my OWN internal applications, not on the front end! (And I know you all mean your comments lovingly and you ARE helping the readers here :) )

]]> By: Joacim Boivehttp://yoast.com/guide-mailto-links/#comment-37608 Joacim Boive Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:04:35 +0000 http://yoast.com/?p=1273#comment-37608 Actually mailto links aren't a good way to go. This requires that the visitor has a proper setup of their email client, if they don't have a default email client installed (or it's configured wrong) the mailto-links won't work.Mailto-links may seem convenient, but it's bad practice. Forms, how ever boring, is the way to go.My 2C!/J Actually mailto links aren't a good way to go. This requires that the visitor has a proper setup of their email client, if they don't have a default email client installed (or it's configured wrong) the mailto-links won't work.

Mailto-links may seem convenient, but it's bad practice. Forms, how ever boring, is the way to go.

My 2C!

/J

]]> By: Joost de Valkhttp://yoast.com/guide-mailto-links/#comment-37604 Joost de Valk Tue, 28 Oct 2008 06:10:43 +0000 http://yoast.com/?p=1273#comment-37604 @impNERD: yeah I usually do not use these in public, and if I do, I <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rot13" rel="nofollow">ROT13</a> the entire script piece. @impNERD: yeah I usually do not use these in public, and if I do, I ROT13 the entire script piece.

]]> By: Effectizehttp://yoast.com/guide-mailto-links/#comment-37602 Effectize Tue, 28 Oct 2008 04:59:46 +0000 http://yoast.com/?p=1273#comment-37602 <strong>89 Ways for You to Become the Coolest Programmer in the World...</strong>Since there are dozens of posts on becoming a better developer, but no single post with all the advice you need, perhaps, you'll find this short guide useful. 1. Learn the Skills You NeedLearn the programming basics"The goal of this guide is to b... 89 Ways for You to Become the Coolest Programmer in the World...

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]]> By: impNERDhttp://yoast.com/guide-mailto-links/#comment-37600 impNERD Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:47:56 +0000 http://yoast.com/?p=1273#comment-37600 It should also be noted that bots can and do crawl pages and spam mailto links. if you absolutely <b>must</b> use mailto, be sure to change the @ to something like [at] and tell visitors to change it before mailing. It should also be noted that bots can and do crawl pages and spam mailto links. if you absolutely must use mailto, be sure to change the @ to something like [at] and tell visitors to change it before mailing.

]]> By: Maxime Guernionhttp://yoast.com/guide-mailto-links/#comment-37597 Maxime Guernion Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:00:21 +0000 http://yoast.com/?p=1273#comment-37597 @Joost : If they are royalty free, can you send them to me? :) Thank you in advance. @Joost : If they are royalty free, can you send them to me? :) Thank you in advance.

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