Easy To Use Mail Gateway


mailto: links are quite common in web pages today. Unfortunately, some older browsers do not support them. Some other browsers require a separate program to be launched in order to use the mailto link. Fortunately, Smart.Net's WebMaster has created a simple, yet easy to use, replacement for mailto links. Here's how to use it:

In your web page, wherever you want a "mailto" link to appear, type this in:

<A HREF="/cgi-bin/mailto/username">Email Me</A>
(Replace username with your login name here at SmartNet)

You don't even need the @smart.net part! Users will be asked for a subject, their email address, and whatever comments they want to make. If you prefer making your own HTML form for the mailto program, it should contain these variables:

  1. recipient - Who gets the email (note: must be a user at Smart.Net. You do not need to include the @smart.net part of the email address; it is assumed.
    HTML Needed: <INPUT TYPE="TEXT" NAME="recipient">

  2. subject - The subject of the email.
    HTML Needed: <INPUT TYPE="TEXT" NAME="subject">

  3. from - Who the email is from
    HTML Needed: <INPUT TYPE="TEXT" NAME="from">

  4. comments - What the user wants to say.
    HTML Needed: <TEXTAREA NAME="comments"></TEXTAREA>

And here's how to call the mailto script:

<FORM METHOD="POST" ACTION="/cgi-bin/mailto">

To see an example, try following one of the links below. Any questions should be sent to Webmaster@Smart.Net.


Technical Support: support@smart.net
Billing: billing@smart.net
Webmaster: webmaster@smart.net