email

[jasonjkd]

Hi

What I need to do is have a link on a web page so that people can email the site to a friend. Does anyone know how it is done?

[c010depunkk]

http://www.google.de/search?hl=en&q=...e+Search&meta=

[Stuart]

Yup, mailto: is one answer... But if you want to make it more elaborate, you can use ASP, explained in this tutorial.
Hope this helps!

[Marc]

I know this is probably going a little too far for what you are asking but you could also use PHP which is usually the preferred method since your probably going to be on a server the supports PHP.

Anyway, here's the tutorial: PHP mail() --> Making a Form / Validating Input / Sending an email.

Hope this helps!

[alexgeek]

Eesh people, he only wants a little button not how to use complicated scripts in every language under the sun

p.s. if you are putting an email into your html encrypt here so it doesn't get spammed by bots

[Marc]

Well yep but i liked to give him options just in case he hasn't got an ASP supportive server

[jasonjkd]

Thank you to all of you for your help, I will have a look in to each of them.

Thanks

[Stuart]

Alex, thanks for that link about the encrypted emails! I don't need it though since I never use mailto. I always use a form on my websites that the user can fill out, and submit, sending the data to my email...

[alexgeek]

This is different swagner, this is emailing to anyone.
Come to think of it, he won't need that link I don't think!

[Stuart]

Originally Posted by alexgeek

This is different swagner, this is emailing to anyone.

Yes, I know. I just meant that I have never done anything like that since I have absolutely no need for it...