Is JavaScript supported in an email message?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_e-mail_clients Old clients, such as Lotus Notes, Mozilla Thunderbird, Outlook Express, and Windows Live Mail all seem to have supported some sort of JavaScript execution. Nothing else does. It seems like a bad idea security-wise, so I would expect this to be a feature that won’t always be around, even in these clients.

Send email with PHP from html form on submit with the same script

EDIT (#1) If I understand correctly, you wish to have everything in one page and execute it from the same page. You can use the following code to send mail from a single page, for example index.php or contact.php The only difference between this one and my original answer is the <form action=”” method=”post”> where the action has been left … Read more

Can I set subject/content of email using mailto:?

Yes, look all tips and tricks with mailto: http://www.angelfire.com/dc/html-webmaster/mailto.htm mailto subject example:  Run code snippetExpand snippet mailto with content:  Run code snippetExpand snippet As alluded to in the comments, both subject and body must be escaped properly. Use encodeURIComponent(subject) on each, rather than hand-coding for specific cases. As Hoody mentioned in the comments, you can add line breaks by adding the following encoded sequence … Read more

What is the difference between ports 465 and 587?

SMTP protocol: smtps (port 465) v. msa (port 587) Ports 465 and 587 are intended for email client to email server communication – sending out email using SMTP protocol. Port 465 is for smtpsSSL encryption is started automatically before any SMTP level communication. Port 587 is for msaIt is almost like standard SMTP port. MSA should accept email after authentication (e.g. after SMTP … Read more

How to validate an email address in JavaScript

Using regular expressions is probably the best way. You can see a bunch of tests here (taken from chromium) Here’s the example of regular expresion that accepts unicode: But keep in mind that one should not rely only upon JavaScript validation. JavaScript can easily be disabled. This should be validated on the server side as well. Here’s an example of … Read more