Overview
HTML code
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
<title>mailto: email form</title>
</head>
<body>
<form action="mailto:TO_EMAIL_HERE" method="get" enctype="text/plain">
<!-- either use the hidden form field here,or use the other input field farther down -->
<input type="hidden" name="subject" value="some subject you want">
<input type="hidden" name="CC" value="SOME_EMAIL_HERE">
<input type="hidden" name="BCC" value="SOME_EMAIL_HERE">
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th align="right">Name:</th>
<td align="left"><input type="text" name="name" size="20"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th align="right">Email(from):</th>
<td align="left"><input type="text" name="email" size="20" maxlength="65"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th align="right">Subject:</th>
<td align="left"><input type="text" name="subject" size="20" maxlength="65"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th align="right">Comment:</th>
<!-- don't leave any whitespace in teh textarea or it will show up in your message -->
<td align="left"><textarea name="body" cols="40" wrap="physical" rows="4"></textarea></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th align="right"></th>
<td align="left"><input type="submit"><input type="reset"></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</form>
</body>
</html>
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