Mail forms and Windows XP

[Serialsworld]

When using a simple mail form made under Frontpage or Dreamweaver: <form action="mailto: Windows XP opens my e-mail client after showing the e-mail alert box and I can start over again!
Normaly the form should be send by e-mail without any problems.
I do not have this problem under Windows ME..

[tedster]

Welcome to Webmaster World, Serialsworld.

I'm staying away from XP for now, so I can't answer your question exactly. Plus. I've always used a cgi script for sending email from a Form. I can see an advantage to using the email client -- it would give you a better shot at collecting the correct email address AND it leave a record for the sender.

Anyone know more about this?

[joshie76]

This is a security rule as the browsers send the e-mail from your desktop mail application (as I understand it) - visitors will see the same behaviour in W2K too (well, I do anyway).

Best to use a normal (not in a form action) mailto:, or preferably - handle the e-mail sending server-side as tedster recommends.

[Serialsworld]

OK guys I have solved the problem, I am now using the CGI scripts on the ISP server...