Accessibility and mailto links

mailto' links can be a problem because :-

1. They pop-up an email program that the user may not
use. 

2. They break checkpoint 10.1, unless there is a clear
signal that the link will open the user's email
software. I have never seen this on a web site.

On the plus side I have heard that they are helpful
because when they do work, the receiver of the email
can be sure that the reply email address is correct.

The alternative is a forms based approach to sending
email.

Any thoughts

Cheers
Graham Oliver

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Received on Monday, 4 June 2001 21:42:05 UTC