Emailing using "mailto"

On Thu 24 Aug 2006 04:31:46p, jobbeh wrote in
macromedia.exchange.extensions.dreamweaver:

> I am currently developing a website in dreamweaver MX 2004 and I have
> an order form that needs to be submitted by email. I found "mailto"
> and set about trying to use it.
>
> First, I put "mailto: myaddy@blah.com" in the actions area of the form
> that contains the order form if you know what I mean.
>
> When I click "submit" on the preview, it brings up some warning boxes
> but the progress bar says that the email is sending.
> However, no email is recieved.
>
> 1: where do I need to put "mailto"? in the button or in the form's
> actions area?
> 2: am i doing anything else wrong?
> 3: aaaaaaarrrgh.

You're better off in Dreamweaver general discussion. This particular
forum/newsgroup is fairly low volume. I've crossposed it to there.

This might shed some light:

http://apptools.com/rants/mailto.php

Once you've read that, come back with questions.