Email URL Link in the same window

Can it stay in the same window it was generated in?

[graywolf]

I want to have page where you go and request a coupon be sent to your email (it has to be this way for reasons to complicated to go into). In the email will be a link you click to "activate" the coupon. Is there a way to have the email link stay in the same window it was generated in, instead of spawning a new window, or this a feauture of the email client.

[korkus2000]

Can you explain a little more. Are you talking about a mailto link?

[graywolf]

You go to a page fill out some information, once you valdate, the server sends an email to your account. You then switch to your email client and click on the link to activate your coupon. However the link spawns a new window.

The process is similar to a "forgot my password" process where they mail you the password.

[andreasfriedrich]

You do not have any control over the client´s email application. Thus you cannot control where the link will be opened, which browser will be used, etc. And this is a good thing, too.

Andreas

[globay]

"You do not have any control over the client´s email application. Thus you cannot control where the link will be opened, which browser will be used, etc. And this is a good thing, too."

I totally agree. And what would you do, if people closed that "forgot password" page, or let's say they use hotmail and log in using the same browser window. Then you could not control the window either.

Why is it so important to have the page open in the same window?

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globay

[graywolf]

Why is it so important to have the page open in the same window?

When you open a new window you start a new asp session and loose all of your session variables. I don't want to pass the information thru the querystring, and wanted to avoid cookies if possible.