mailto links in Gmail
I've encountered a problem with Gmail's web application. For some reason, the mailto links doesn't work when I try to add the body into the link. The links works fine as long as the & separator for the body is not used.
For example:
href="mailto:?subject=test&body=this is a test" - Doesn't work
href="mailto:?subject=testbody=this is a test" - Does work but, obviously, it doesn't generate the desired result as everything goes to the subject.
I am running Vista 64bit and I've tried FF, Chrome and IE. Also, I've noticed a difference between how Gmail renders my mail in my Gmail account and Google Apps account.
When i view the same email on my iPhone & Outlook everything seems to work fine.
Any help will be appreciated.
Answer
The Full mailto Link Syntax For Cross Browser
<a href="mailto:[email protected]?subject=subject&[email protected]">mail link</a>
Here are the variables you can use in mailto links:
mailto: to set the recipient, or recipients, separate with comma
&cc= to set the CC recipient(s)
&bcc= to set the BCC recipient(s)
&subject= to set the email subject, URL encode for longer sentences, so replace spaces with %20, etc.
&body= to set the body of the message, you can add entire sentences here, including line breaks. Line breaks should be converted to %0A.
Some mailto link examples
<a href="mailto:[email protected][email protected]&[email protected]&subject=Subject Using Mailto.co.uk&body=Email Using Body">Email-Link</a>
Multiple Recipients:
<a href="mailto:[email protected],[email protected],[email protected]">Contact Us</a>
Online Generation Link : http://www.mailto.co.uk/