[flexcoders] is there a better way to create an email link?

[Mark]

I found this example that was posted about a year ago on Bruce 
Phillips' Blog and it works but it also pops up a new browser window 
along with the email app.  Is that supposed to happen or maybe there's 
a different way to do what I need?  What have others done in the past?

Thanks,
Mark


public function goToEmail(event:Event):void {
       navigateToURL(new URLRequest("mailto:"; + event.target.data));
}

<mx:Repeater id="rp" dataProvider="{radarArr.getItemAt(0).links.link}">
        <mx:LinkButton label="[EMAIL PROTECTED]" 
data="[EMAIL PROTECTED]" click="gotoLink(event);" />
</mx:Repeater>