MAILTO message won't send via OUTLOOK!?

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  • Steve
    #1

    MAILTO message won't send via OUTLOOK!?

    Hi,

    I've small website and "stole" a javascript routine that uses HTML forms and
    MAILTO command. This worked 2 years ago but hasn't recently. Now the
    message gets stuck in Outlook's OUTBOX and never gets sent.

    Not sure "where" the problem is but things that have changed are... now
    Internet Explorer pops a window "saying" ... Windows is going to expose your
    email address to the addressee... and then a window pops from Outlook (it
    looks like) that counts 5 seconds and asks about "are you sure you want to
    send". I've also changed from Office (Outlook 2000) to 2002/XP.

    I've searched the web on "mailto+outlook +outbox"... didn't find any clues.
    Also searched on "mailto+javascr ipt" and found 3-4 other coding
    variations... used each and had same results. I think there's some sort of
    M$ security "block" in Outlook??

    Anyone have any ideas?? Preferably a fix but would listen to alternate
    method (of sending form-based email from my website back to me... like a
    suggestion box). My ISP does NOT allow cgi/perl/etc...

    Thanks in advance!!
    Steve


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    • Joker
      #2
      Re: MAILTO message won't send via OUTLOOK!?

      Well what you are seeing is a security feature that Microsoft added to
      it's office products.

      I'm not sure if there is a work around though.

      Steve wrote:
      [color=blue]
      > Hi,
      >
      > I've small website and "stole" a javascript routine that uses HTML forms and
      > MAILTO command. This worked 2 years ago but hasn't recently. Now the
      > message gets stuck in Outlook's OUTBOX and never gets sent.
      >
      > Not sure "where" the problem is but things that have changed are... now
      > Internet Explorer pops a window "saying" ... Windows is going to expose your
      > email address to the addressee... and then a window pops from Outlook (it
      > looks like) that counts 5 seconds and asks about "are you sure you want to
      > send". I've also changed from Office (Outlook 2000) to 2002/XP.
      >
      > I've searched the web on "mailto+outlook +outbox"... didn't find any clues.
      > Also searched on "mailto+javascr ipt" and found 3-4 other coding
      > variations... used each and had same results. I think there's some sort of
      > M$ security "block" in Outlook??
      >
      > Anyone have any ideas?? Preferably a fix but would listen to alternate
      > method (of sending form-based email from my website back to me... like a
      > suggestion box). My ISP does NOT allow cgi/perl/etc...
      >
      > Thanks in advance!!
      > Steve
      >
      >[/color]

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        • Hywel
          #3
          Re: MAILTO message won't send via OUTLOOK!?

          In article <HRJ4d.815$%06. 170@newsread3.n ews.atl.earthli nk.net>, Steve
          says...[color=blue]
          > Hi,
          >
          > I've small website and "stole" a javascript routine that uses HTML forms and
          > MAILTO command. This worked 2 years ago but hasn't recently. Now the
          > message gets stuck in Outlook's OUTBOX and never gets sent.[/color]

          mailto: as a form action doesn't work. Find a remotely-hosted server-
          side solution.

          --
          Hywel

          http://sponsorhywel.org.uk/

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            • Michael Winter
              #4
              Re: MAILTO message won't send via OUTLOOK!?

              On Fri, 24 Sep 2004 07:16:10 +0100, Hywel <hyweljenkins@h otmail.com> wrote:

              [snip]
              [color=blue]
              > mailto: as a form action doesn't work. Find a remotely-hosted server-
              > side solution.[/color]

              Response-o-matic, Bravenet and HForm all provide free services. Google
              will find more.

              Mike

              --
              Michael Winter
              Replace ".invalid" with ".uk" to reply by e-mail.

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