Help on email links

[kirradog]

Can i please get some help with how to set up a link that once click on would open up the persons outlook express or default email program once click on.

So for example the link might be called contact us then once this link is click on their outlook express document would open up with the correct e-mail address already insert, then all the person has to do is type in the message that they wish to add in and then sent it.

Hope i have made this clear :\

by the way i am using Dreamweaver MX and its in html.

thanks

 

[KelliShaver]

I don't remember hwo to do it in Dreamweaver (I code everything by hand) but the code is:

<a href="mailto:you@yourdomain.com">contact us</a>

 

[Tron]

In Dreamwaever you just go Insert/Hyperlink and in the box that open up you type the code that Kelli provided

 

[kirradog]

Thanks guys, i will give that a go and see how i go

 

[lindaw]

Be careful using your email addy like this. Spammers have bots that index your site to harvest email addy's listed in the code and you will get covered up with email that you can't stop until you release your domain name.

It is best to encrypt your address if you can.

 

[kirradog]

Thanks Lindaw i was wondering, if you would be able to tell me how to encrypt the email address in dreamwerver.

sorry but i am still a bit slow around the in's and out's of web construction. 8}

Thanks again

 

[Tron]

kirradog - please scale down the height of your sig image- it is a little over powering

 

[lindaw]

Just sent ya a PM.