For now, I’m just using a basic javascript image button on each master page of my asp.net website. The button, when clicked, opens up your default email client. It’s coded like this:
<td>
<input type="image" src="../images/button-email.jpg" id="btnEmail"
onclick="parent.location='mailto: @.com?subject=Check out USS Vision'" value="Email"
alt="Email this page" />
</td>
Is there a way, without using a 3rd party tool, where I can have an end-user click the e-mail button, and it opens up right in the web browser, more smoothly than finding your default email client? I suppose I’m trying to get the same effect of a 3rd party tool without having to use a 3rd party tool and all the lag, external javascript files, etc., that come with a 3rd party tool. I’m not sure if this is possible. Any suggestions would be appreciated!
It does not seem to be possible unless some user has installed email client plugin in his/her browser which is not a common solution. I would suggest to build a HTML form that will be submitted to the server which has configured POP3/SMTP.