Scripted blind carbon copy.........

[bapprill]

so heres the problem. i have a list of 20 or 25 names. i want to create a link using HTML that will create a message to be sent to everyone on the list without giving away the addresses to everyone else. i tried using "mailto:" to create a message to myself, and include the addresses as a blind carbon copy ("?&bcc&quot. for some reason, everything works except the bcc. heres my line of code, ne suggestions would be great....

<a href=&quot;mailto:me@myself.com?&bcc=listofppl@everyone.com&quot;>Click here to send to entire list. </a>

~~ Laziness is the mother of invention ~~

 

[mwolf00]

<a href=&quot;mailto:me@myself.com?subject=my subject line&bcc=listofppl@everyone.com&quot;>Click here to send to entire list. </a>

OR

<a href=&quot;mailto:me@myself.com?bcc=listofppl@everyone.com&quot;>Click here to send to entire list. </a>

get rid of the ampersand...

I have never tried this method, but using asp this would be very easy...

Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build better and bigger idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning. - Rich Cook

 

[ChrisHunt]

Bear in mind that the message will be sent using the surfer's own mail client (which may or may not recognise the bcc= command), so (s)he will see the full list of addressees as will anybody who examines your HTML.

The only really reliable (and secure) way of doing this is to use a formmail script to handle all this at the server, though this requires you to have scripting facilities (sometimes even free hosts offer a formmail facility though).

An alternative approach would be to set up a mailing list (say at Yahoo Groups) and mailto: its email address.

-- Chris Hunt
Extra Connections Ltd

http://www.extracon.com

 

[bapprill]

hhrrmm.....
removing the & worked. every resource i looked at icluded it, i dont know why. i was thinking of setting up some sort of listserv, but dont think i have the resources available. is there a simple way of going about this?

~~ Laziness is the mother of invention ~~