Add an HTML link in the body of a MAILTO link

Question

Is there any way to add a HTML link to the body of a mailto email?

I know this is possible with activeX but I can't use that (I need it to work in other browsers than IE)

Something like this:

 body=<a href='http:www.test.com'> link </a>
 window.location.href = "mailto:" + emailTo + "?subject=" + subject+ "&body=" + body;

Be careful - mailto links are no longer recommended for use in webpages due to vulnerability to email scamming — gavgrif, Feb 15 '17 at 07:05
Yup - a dedicated php based contact form that sends mail out from the server — gavgrif, Feb 15 '17 at 07:07
Thank you but I'm using .NET and I don't need to send an email, just to open the email on the user's computer (Internal website) — user3378165, Feb 15 '17 at 07:09

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 02 '21 at 18:41

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Give this a try:

Place the full url in the body variable when a mailto link is created.

<a href="emailadress?Subject=Test&body=go%20to%20this%20link%20for%20me:%20http://stackoverflow.com">mailto</a>

The URL needs to have a full path. All email clients should be able to make this into a link when a mailto link is clicked.

Cheers

edited Apr 02 '21 at 18:41

Sandy Gifford

answered Feb 16 '17 at 00:33

Syfer

score -1 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:01

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This Will Help You

edited May 23 '17 at 12:01

Community

answered Feb 15 '17 at 07:37

Divya

Thank you, but I do not see how it can help me, I'm looking for a client side solution to add a HTML link to a body of an email without using activex. – user3378165 Feb 15 '17 at 09:17

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