invoking mailto: URL

[Rob Loft]

i am using a choice box in my html page - each choice should pop-up the users default email and set a new message to the specified account.
i have named my SELECT form choicebox. i use the ServletRequest getParameter() to retrieve the selected value - then i use SerletResponse sendRedirect(String url) to redirect to the mail client - ie mailto:[e-mail]
but nothing happens - any ideas pls?

[karl koch]

hi,
i cant offer you a clean explanation why i doesnt work. but what about a dirty workaround :-) ?
y
ou could send a redirect to some page which opens the eMail link by JavaScript. you can pass the eMail address as parameter or create the page as a JSP ??!!
have fun..
karl

[Rob Loft]

chrs - do you have any tips on the javascript side as i am very new to it? how would i pop up the clients default mail on their screen?

[Rob Loft]

not a problem - sorted it with cool bit of javascript!