The choice of a mailto: link or a form/cfmail approaches depend on the users
you anticipate serving. Using cfmail will work for everyone with or without
an email client.
Mike
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Lugassy [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, June 08, 2001 7:44 AM
> To: CF-Talk
> Subject: Re: Email this page to a friend....
>
> if you don't want to add special credits and/or details to this "tell a
> friend" message
> I would recommened using the mailto: method.
> it's easy, reliable and will pop up the user's prefarble e-mail client
> (where he can select
> his contacts much easier!!)
>
> in cf, you can create something like this: (I forgot the actual CGI
> variables, check them out)
> <cfset mailto="?subject=check this
> out&body=#CGI.template_name##CGI.template_params#">
> and then, provide a link like this:
>
> <cfoutput><a href="mailto:#mailto#";>share with a friend</cfoutput>
>
> get a better example here:
> http://www.imvamp.com/share/index.cfm
>
> Thanks,
>
> Michael
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dasher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, June 08, 2001 3:35 PM
> Subject: Email this page to a friend....
>
>
> > What's the best way to set up an
> > "Email This Page To A Friend"
> > using Cold Fusion?
> >
> > I need to get input like "name_of_friend" and "your_name"
> > and plug it in to the emailed page...
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Dasher
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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