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.
Best Answer
The Full mailto Link Syntax For Cross Browser
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
Multiple Recipients:
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