HTML script - mailto: enabling emailing on your web site

The anchor <A> tag can also be used for enabling emailing, which helps visitors to send feedback through your web site. This is all fine and dandy as long as the visitor has his email client configured to send emails. However, if this is not the case, his computer will inform the him about it and the email will not be sent till an email client is configured.

Using the mailto value along with an email address in the HREF attribute of the anchor tag will create a link, which when clicked will open the default email client.

<A HREF="mailto:manish@simplygraphix.com">
Send me your feedback on this tutorial</A>

This will be displayed as:
Send me your feedback on this tutorial

Click on the above link. If you have configured an email client such as Microsoft's Oulook Express or Netscape Messenger, the program will open and you shall be able to send me an email.

Simple and neat, huh?

More information on the HTML mailto:
For details on the HTML mailto attribute, you should read The HTML mailto - HTML tips.