email link in website won't go to my email

[jacobixxx8]

In my website I have the link for my email.when I click
on mail the email page comes up and I can write in email but when I send it does not go to my email.
The link i'm sure is done ok.I just have the website in my harddrive.all the other things work ok like cnn
work ok.It's nothing I really need but would like to
understand what's causing this.I'm self teaching
more or less.I've tried more than 1 email but sme thing.
A couple times  I got error 0x800cccod.
I tried cmd doing checking some things,that didn't
help any.

[Geek-9pm]

Have your tried using a PHP tool?
PHP code to send e-mail

You can use the PHP mail() function to send an email with PHP. The simplest way to do this is to send a text email. This is one way to handle sending you the results when a visitor to your website fills out a form.

[jacobixxx8]

thanks but that's to involved for just sending an email. I still can't figure
what my problem is. I'll keep working on it. I'm sure this is something simple.

[Geek-9pm]

Wat did you expect?
Here is a simple form.

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<form method="post" action="mailto:[email protected]?subject=Results">
<label for="Name">Name:</label><input type="text" name="Name"><br />
<label for="Email">Email:</label><input type="text" name="Email"><br />
<input type="submit">
</form>Is that what you need?

[soybean]

How does email normally work on your computer?  Do you use only webmail, i.e. access email via web browser, or do you use an email client such as Microsoft Outlook, Windows Mail, Thunderbird, etc.?

[jacobixxx8]

My email works fine. I use outlook and wildblue.net I gues it's called ezede now.

[soybean]

In my website I have the link for my email.when I click
on mail the email page comes up and I can write in email but when I send it does not go to my email.

My email works fine. I use outlook ...

By "outlook", do you mean Microsoft Outlook, usually installed as part of Microsoft Office?  If so, what version?   Or, do you mean outlook.com, Microsoft's webmail service which is accessed by going to outlook.com?

[jacobixxx8]

Actually I have Hotmail and it is the same as outlook.com

[soybean]

So, you go to outlook.com to access your Hotmail account, right?  And, what about the email account with wildblue.net?  Do you go to their website for that email?

[Geek-9pm]

What soybean was about to tell you is that it matters.
On my own we site the email link will not work if you do not have a e-mail client set as a local thing.
On the start page of Geek9pm.com there is a simple email link that will fail if you are not using outlook express, which is not the same as outlook.com site.
here is the code:

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    <p><font size="4">To send me a comment, send to: <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></font></p>
    <p><b><font size="4">(Please no Spam.)</font></b></p>
This will always fail on my system because I do not have an email client configured as a local thing.
What code do you use?

* Moderator, don't worry, that account  will close   if it gets too much stuff.

[jacobixxx8]

I have to go to wildblue.net to get mail.same with Hotmail.
Do you mean by local mail as the email I used to have in Wxp.That was generated in my own computer.

[patio]

I'm confused...is this an actual website...or a saved webpage on your PC ? ?

[jacobixxx8]

yes this is a webpage I'm trying to make on my computer. I haven't used ftp or a host yet. I'm just learning.

[soybean]

Go to http://ecotu.club/officers-2/ , click one of the email links, and tell us what happens.

[patio]

So it's not a website,,,it's a webpage...