- From: Carl Morris <msftrncs@htcnet.com>
- Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 12:27:53 -0500
- To: <sacarle@hiwaay.net>
- Cc: "WWW HTML List" <www-html@w3.org>
| I agree with Carl that the mailto function is rather new and potentially | dangerous. I think the problem arises in that Microsoft is frequently | "ahead of the game" by offering items such as VB scripting, Active X, etc., | etc. I don't believe I remember seeing VB scripting nor Active X scripting | in the HTML3.2 pages on w3c's web site. I did however, see mention that | the mailto function from a form is a "standard" feature in HTML3.2, if not | 3.0 Well, I think you meant this to go to the list ... I haven't seen the reference to mailto in forms, but I haven't taken a very close look... I know lots of people who think it aught to be a standard ... and before you all do, I think you all have one major issue to address to make it standard... Exactly how must a browser convert the form to an email message? If every browser does it differently ... will the mailto option be any good? Probably not... So if this is addressed in the HTML 3.2 spec, then you have a standard... until then, it wouldn't be worth using...
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