safari

[donna]

Hi, Everyone,

I know only a little html and managed to put a web page together.
What I can't figure out is why my email links work with IE but not
Safari. Nothing happens when I click on the email links while in
Safari.

I hope someone can help me out. Thank you in advance,

Donna

[Mark Parnell]

Re: safari

donna wrote:[color=blue]
> Hi, Everyone,
>[/color]

G'day.
[color=blue]
> What I can't figure out is why my email links work with IE but not
> Safari. Nothing happens when I click on the email links while in
> Safari.
>[/color]

Without a URL it is hard to say for sure, but it is probably because you are
using mailto. Use a form that is processed by a server-side script.

--

Mark Parnell

http://www.clarkecomputers.com.au

[Stephen Poley]

Re: safari

On Thu, 31 Jul 2003 12:35:34 +1000, "Mark Parnell"
<webmaster@clar kecomputers.com .au> wrote:
[color=blue]
>donna wrote:[/color]
[color=blue][color=green]
>> What I can't figure out is why my email links work with IE but not
>> Safari. Nothing happens when I click on the email links while in
>> Safari.[/color][/color]
[color=blue]
>Without a URL it is hard to say for sure, but it is probably because you are
>using mailto. Use a form that is processed by a server-side script.[/color]

Or (preferably) both, so the reader gets to choose which is most
convenient, e.g: http://www.xs4all.nl/~sbpoley/main/contactme.html

--
Stephen Poley

http://www.xs4all.nl/~sbpoley/webmatters/

[Kris]

Re: safari

In article <3f28807b$0$236 06$5a62ac22@fre enews.iinet.net .au>,
"Mark Parnell" <webmaster@clar kecomputers.com .au> wrote:
[color=blue]
> donna wrote:[color=green]
> > Hi, Everyone,
> >[/color]
>
> G'day.
>[color=green]
> > What I can't figure out is why my email links work with IE but not
> > Safari. Nothing happens when I click on the email links while in
> > Safari.
> >[/color]
>
> Without a URL it is hard to say for sure, but it is probably because you are
> using mailto. Use a form that is processed by a server-side script.[/color]

Mail us at <a href="mailto:ad dress@domain.co m">address@doma in.com</a>.

Works fine in Safari. Mark has a point though.

--
Kris
kristiaan@xs4al l.netherlands (nl)
"We called him Tortoise because he taught us" said the Mock Turtle.

[donna]

Re: safari

Thanks all - I found out the problem.

My page was intially set up in '96 by a designer. This is what he
gave me:


<A HREF=MAILTO:DON ACIA@mindspring .com>donacia@mi ndspring.com</A>

(I cap the first part of the name so I know what page they are writing
from)

As you can see, its missing the quotation marks. Anyway, looks like
IE doesn't care, because they work just fine with them - but safari
does.

What would I use as a server side script - is it much of a benefit?

Great to have help with this - thanks.

Donna







Kris <kristiaan@xs4a ll.netherlands> wrote in message news:<kristiaan-9D09C2.19015431 072003@news1.ne ws.xs4all.nl>.. .[color=blue]
> In article <3f28807b$0$236 06$5a62ac22@fre enews.iinet.net .au>,
> "Mark Parnell" <webmaster@clar kecomputers.com .au> wrote:
>[color=green]
> > donna wrote:[color=darkred]
> > > Hi, Everyone,
> > >[/color]
> >
> > G'day.
> >[color=darkred]
> > > What I can't figure out is why my email links work with IE but not
> > > Safari. Nothing happens when I click on the email links while in
> > > Safari.
> > >[/color]
> >
> > Without a URL it is hard to say for sure, but it is probably because you are
> > using mailto. Use a form that is processed by a server-side script.[/color]
>
> Mail us at <a href="mailto:ad dress@domain.co m">address@doma in.com</a>.
>
> Works fine in Safari. Mark has a point though.[/color]

[Els]

Re: safari


"donna" <donacia@mindsp ring.com> schreef in bericht
news:48cfa615.0 307312018.6a43d 7d@posting.goog le.com...[color=blue]
> Thanks all - I found out the problem.
>
> My page was intially set up in '96 by a designer. This is what he
> gave me:
>
>
> <A HREF=MAILTO:DON ACIA@mindspring .com>donacia@mi ndspring.com</A>
>
> (I cap the first part of the name so I know what page they are[/color]
writing[color=blue]
> from)[/color]

what if you wrote:
<a href=mailto:DON ACIA@mindspring .com>donacia@mi ndspring.com</a>
?

or
<a
href=mailto:don acia@mindspring .com?subject=pa gecode>donacia@ mindspring
..com</a>
?

(should be one line, not two)
I don't know what doctype you're using, but I've heard about xhtml not
allowing capitals in the tags...

I don't have Safari, so I can't test it for you :(

Sincerely,
Els
[color=blue]
> As you can see, its missing the quotation marks. Anyway, looks like
> IE doesn't care, because they work just fine with them - but safari
> does.
>
> What would I use as a server side script - is it much of a benefit?
>
> Great to have help with this - thanks.
>
> Donna
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Kris <kristiaan@xs4a ll.netherlands> wrote in message[/color]
news:<kristiaan-9D09C2.19015431 072003@news1.ne ws.xs4all.nl>.. .[color=blue][color=green]
> > In article <3f28807b$0$236 06$5a62ac22@fre enews.iinet.net .au>,
> > "Mark Parnell" <webmaster@clar kecomputers.com .au> wrote:
> >[color=darkred]
> > > donna wrote:
> > > > Hi, Everyone,
> > > >
> > >
> > > G'day.
> > >
> > > > What I can't figure out is why my email links work with IE but[/color][/color][/color]
not[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
> > > > Safari. Nothing happens when I click on the email links while[/color][/color][/color]
in[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
> > > > Safari.
> > > >
> > >
> > > Without a URL it is hard to say for sure, but it is probably[/color][/color][/color]
because you are[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
> > > using mailto. Use a form that is processed by a server-side[/color][/color][/color]
script.[color=blue][color=green]
> >
> > Mail us at <a[/color][/color]
href="mailto:ad dress@domain.co m">address@doma in.com</a>.[color=blue][color=green]
> >
> > Works fine in Safari. Mark has a point though.[/color][/color]

[Chris Morris]

Re: safari

"Els" <els.aNOSPAM@PL EASEtiscali.nl> writes:[color=blue]
> "donna" <donacia@mindsp ring.com> schreef in bericht
> news:48cfa615.0 307312018.6a43d 7d@posting.goog le.com...[color=green]
> > My page was intially set up in '96 by a designer. This is what he
> > gave me:
> >
> >
> > <A HREF=MAILTO:DON ACIA@mindspring .com>donacia@mi ndspring.com</A>
> >[/color]
>
> what if you wrote:
> <a href=mailto:DON ACIA@mindspring .com>donacia@mi ndspring.com</a>[/color]

<a href="mailto:DO NACIA@mindsprin g.com">...

(quoting attribute values always is good practice, because it means
you don't forget when it's necessary)
[color=blue]
> or
> <a
> href=mailto:don acia@mindspring .com?subject=pa gecode>donacia@ mindspring
> .com</a>[/color]

Not a good idea. There's a number of browsers that break if you try
?subject=pageco de - treating everything after the @ as a domain name
is one I've seen.
[color=blue]
> (should be one line, not two)
> I don't know what doctype you're using, but I've heard about xhtml not
> allowing capitals in the tags...[/color]

Tags and attribute *names*, yes. It can have whatever you like
(case-wise) in the values - and if you are using XHTML you
*definitely* need to quote the attribute values.

That said, if the page was set up in 1996 it won't be using XHTML.

--
Chris

[Els]

Re: safari


"Chris Morris" <c.i.morris@dur ham.ac.uk> schreef in bericht
news:878yqd249u .fsf@dinopsis.d ur.ac.uk...[color=blue]
> "Els" <els.aNOSPAM@PL EASEtiscali.nl> writes:[color=green]
> > "donna" <donacia@mindsp ring.com> schreef in bericht
> > news:48cfa615.0 307312018.6a43d 7d@posting.goog le.com...[color=darkred]
> > > My page was intially set up in '96 by a designer. This is what[/color][/color][/color]
he[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
> > > gave me:
> > >
> > >
> > > <A HREF=MAILTO:DON ACIA@mindspring .com>donacia@mi ndspring.com</A>
> > >[/color]
> >
> > what if you wrote:
> > <a href=mailto:DON ACIA@mindspring .com>donacia@mi ndspring.com</a>[/color]
>
> <a href="mailto:DO NACIA@mindsprin g.com">...
>
> (quoting attribute values always is good practice, because it means
> you don't forget when it's necessary)
>[color=green]
> > or
> > <a
> >[/color][/color]
href=mailto:don acia@mindspring .com?subject=pa gecode>donacia@ mindspring[color=blue][color=green]
> > .com</a>[/color]
>
> Not a good idea. There's a number of browsers that break if you try
> ?subject=pageco de - treating everything after the @ as a domain name
> is one I've seen.
>[color=green]
> > (should be one line, not two)
> > I don't know what doctype you're using, but I've heard about xhtml[/color][/color]
not[color=blue][color=green]
> > allowing capitals in the tags...[/color]
>
> Tags and attribute *names*, yes. It can have whatever you like
> (case-wise) in the values - and if you are using XHTML you
> *definitely* need to quote the attribute values.
>
> That said, if the page was set up in 1996 it won't be using XHTML.[/color]

You're absolutely right. Thanks for correcting me :-)
(just thought she might have changed the html to xhtml... -not likely,
I guess;-))

Els

[Tina Holmboe]

Re: safari

Chris Morris <c.i.morris@dur ham.ac.uk> exclaimed in <878yqd249u.fsf @dinopsis.dur.a c.uk>:
[color=blue][color=green]
>> <a
>> href=mailto:don acia@mindspring .com?subject=pa gecode>donacia@ mindspring
>> .com</a>[/color]
>
> Not a good idea. There's a number of browsers that break if you try
> ?subject=pageco de - treating everything after the @ as a domain name
> is one I've seen.[/color]

's because everything after the @ *is* a domain name ... with some
limitations.

Your advice is sound, however. Even if there is now a standard for
including the subject in a mailto: link, the problems involved does
not magically go away.

There is no reason to believe adding ?subject will work.

--
- Tina Holmboe Greytower Technologies
tina@greytower. net http://www.greytower.net/
[+46] 0708 557 905

[Stephen Poley]

Re: safari

On 31 Jul 2003 21:18:46 -0700, donacia@mindspr ing.com (donna) wrote:
[color=blue]
>What would I use as a server side script[/color]

Most ISPs provide one - check with your ISP first.

Otherwise go Googling on "formmail". But beware - there are insecure
versions around which spammers can use for their nefarious purposes.
Make sure you get a secure version.
comp.infosystem s.www.authoring.cgi can probably help further.

--
Stephen Poley

http://www.xs4all.nl/~sbpoley/webmatters/

[donna]

Re: safari

Thanks all, one more time.

I wrote the last post before I checked to see if it really worked.
(anyone want to hire me?) And adding the quotation marks didn't do
it. However, taking out the caps worked.

Yes, my page is just html.

Is it really necessary to update my page with xhtml?

Donna

Stephen Poley <sbpoley@xs4all .nl> wrote in message news:<dufliv4n9 ddiuurau1s5mth8 mgf6463bb7@4ax. com>...[color=blue]
> On 31 Jul 2003 21:18:46 -0700, donacia@mindspr ing.com (donna) wrote:
>[color=green]
> >What would I use as a server side script[/color]
>
> Most ISPs provide one - check with your ISP first.
>
> Otherwise go Googling on "formmail". But beware - there are insecure
> versions around which spammers can use for their nefarious purposes.
> Make sure you get a secure version.
> comp.infosystem s.www.authoring.cgi can probably help further.[/color]