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Asked: 2026-06-13T11:41:08+00:00

I want to make a HTML document that allows the user to send files

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I want to make a HTML document that allows the user to send files through email. I’ve read I have to use the “multipart/form-data”.

<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>File test</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>

<FORM ACTION="mailto:user@mail.com" METHOD="POST" ENCTYPE="multipart/form-data">
Send a file
<BR><INPUT NAME="File" TYPE="file">
<BR><INPUT TYPE="submit" VALUE="Send">
</FORM>
</BODY>
</HTML>

This is a simple example that I cannot fix. What am I missing?

Edit:
The problem is that I receive the email without any content.

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  1. Editorial Team

    The mailto: URI scheme, when used for form actions, requires a combination of a compatible browser and email client. These are not so common as to be practical for use on the WWW (see also The Mythical Mailto:).

    I’m not aware of any combination that supports file attachments via that scheme.

    You need to use an HTTP (or HTTPS) URI with a server side form handler.

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