Email

[Shelly]

I have made a few small sites for friends and now want to make a site where
I get paid. Someone told not to put the site owner's email address on his
site and hyperlink it. He said that the hyperlink won't work correctly most
of the time because everyone has different email software (AOL, Yahoo,
hotmail etc.). I am astonished because I use email addresses all the time
and the only trouble I seem to have is that ocassionaly I will click on a
hyperlink and nothing happens. However when I open Outlook the next time the
email address is saved ready to type in a meaasage and send it. Has anyone
else heard this and what can I do? Thank you.

 

[Jens Peter Karlsen [FP-MVP]]

It is correct that mailto type of links wont always work depending on
the Browser and/or the mail program.
It will however work for the majority of people.
If you want it to work for all, you must use a serverside solution.

Regards Jens Peter Karlsen. Microsoft MVP - Frontpage.

 

[Shelly]

Please tell me what a serverside solution might be. My host offers a lot of
options and I will contact them after you suggest one or more. I am hosted
on a Win server. Thanks.

 

[Jens Peter Karlsen [FP-MVP]]

On a WIN Server you probably have access to ASP, so use that to write
the form mail.

Regards Jens Peter Karlsen. Microsoft MVP - Frontpage.

 

[Shelly]

Thanks Jens but I don't know how to write ASP. Is this something I can ask
my host to do?

 

[Kathleen Anderson [MVP - FrontPage]]

Your host may be able to provide you with some sample scripts. If you want
them to write it for you, you'll most likely have to pay extra for that. Do
you know what email components they offer?

--
~ Kathleen Anderson
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
Spider Web Woman Designs
web: http://www.spiderwebwoman.com/resources/

 

[Shelly]

I am not sure what they offer. I do know my sites are on a Windows 2003
Server. Do you know what email components I should ask for?

 

[Stefan B Rusynko]

Ask them what Ecommerce or shopping cart services they support
- or easiest (if you don't want to learn any server side coding) is to get and use a Paypal account for online payments




|I am not sure what they offer. I do know my sites are on a Windows 2003
| Server. Do you know what email components I should ask for?
|
| message | > Your host may be able to provide you with some sample scripts. If you want
| > them to write it for you, you'll most likely have to pay extra for that.
| > Do you know what email components they offer?
| >
| > --
| > ~ Kathleen Anderson
| > Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
| > Spider Web Woman Designs
| > web: http://www.spiderwebwoman.com/resources/
| >
| >
| > | >> Thanks Jens but I don't know how to write ASP. Is this something I can
| >> ask my host to do?
| >>
| >> | >>> On a WIN Server you probably have access to ASP, so use that to write
| >>> the form mail.
| >>>
| >>> Regards Jens Peter Karlsen. Microsoft MVP - Frontpage.
| >>>
| >>> On Mon, 3 Oct 2005 07:15:52 -0500, "Shelly"
| >>>
| >>>>Please tell me what a serverside solution might be. My host offers a lot
| >>>>of
| >>>>options and I will contact them after you suggest one or more. I am
| >>>>hosted
| >>>>on a Win server. Thanks.
| >>>>
| >>>>
| >>>>| >>>>> It is correct that mailto type of links wont always work depending on
| >>>>> the Browser and/or the mail program.
| >>>>> It will however work for the majority of people.
| >>>>> If you want it to work for all, you must use a serverside solution.
| >>>>>
| >>>>> Regards Jens Peter Karlsen. Microsoft MVP - Frontpage.
| >>>>>
| >>>>> On Sun, 2 Oct 2005 22:15:43 -0500, "Shelly"
| >>>>>
| >>>>>>I have made a few small sites for friends and now want to make a site
| >>>>>>where
| >>>>>>I get paid. Someone told not to put the site owner's email address on
| >>>>>>his
| >>>>>>site and hyperlink it. He said that the hyperlink won't work correctly
| >>>>>>most
| >>>>>>of the time because everyone has different email software (AOL, Yahoo,
| >>>>>>hotmail etc.). I am astonished because I use email addresses all the
| >>>>>>time
| >>>>>>and the only trouble I seem to have is that ocassionaly I will click
| >>>>>>on a
| >>>>>>hyperlink and nothing happens. However when I open Outlook the next
| >>>>>>time
| >>>>>>the
| >>>>>>email address is saved ready to type in a meaasage and send it. Has
| >>>>>>anyone
| >>>>>>else heard this and what can I do? Thank you.
| >>>>>>
| >>>>>>
| >>>>>
| >>>>
| >>>
| >>
| >>
| >
| >
|
|

 

[Shelly]

Someone told not to put the site owner's email address on his
site and hyperlink it. He said that the hyperlink won't work correctly most
of the time because everyone has different email software (AOL, Yahoo,
hotmail etc.). I am just looking for a way to insure different visitors can
email to the site owner. These are not ecommerce sites.

 

[Kathleen Anderson [MVP - FrontPage]]

Susan:
Check with your host - they should offer something similar to these:
AspEmail http://www.aspemail.com/
AspMail™ 4.x http://www.serverobjects.com/products.htm#aspmail


--
~ Kathleen Anderson
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
Spider Web Woman Designs
web: http://www.spiderwebwoman.com/resources/

 

[Shelly]

Thank you Kathleen. I really appreciate the help!

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

Your host may only offer CDONTS or CDOSYS, which you can also use.

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