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...

[Geek-9pm]

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.

That does matter. Not all HTML commands can e used on the local computer.  Still, if you have a local e-milt client that can do SMTP then you should be able to get the mailto thing to work.


Mailto Syntax Tutorial
Ignore the Ads, just read the tutorial.

Suitable local e-mail clients are:
  Mozilla Thunderbird
  Opera Mail
  Pegasus
  SeaMonkey
  Windows Live Mail

These are not web mail. They do not use your browser. They compose and send out e-m,ail using SMTP protocol.
If one of the above has been set as your e-mail client, then the mail to code should  work.

I hope this is of some help. 

[jacobixxx8]

Soybean,
I click on the address and windows live comes up the same as it does
when I click on my email in my starting a website .But when I click on my email it don't go to my email.
I didn't send to that address you gave me.

[soybean]

By "windows live", I presume you mean Windows Live Mail (WLM).  Right? 

And, since you do not normally use WLM for email, I presume you have not set up an email account in it. So, when you click on the email link in the web page you have created on your computer, WLM opens because it is an email program.  Do you understand? 

In order for WLM to know how to send or receive email, you have to set up the email account in it.  It knows nothing about your email accounts until you create, i.e. set up, an account in it.  Do you understand? 

[soybean]

Here's some info on setting up an exede.net or wildblue.net email account: http://help.exede.net/articles/General/POP-IMAP-settings-for-Exede-and-WildBlue-email   The setup will be very similar to this: http://help.exede.net/articles/General/3945

[jacobixxx8]

Thanks a lot. I'm quite sure all I need to do is download WLM and it'll all work.
I haven't had time to do it just yet. Then all will be connected.

[soybean]

Well, you seem to have stated that you have WLM.  You said "windows live" opens ....   And, I asked for confirmation that you mean WLM.  If you don't have WLM already, then what is the "windows live" that opens when you click on an email link. 

Also, even if you do not have WLM now and you download and install it, you still have to create/setup your email account(s) in it, as I previously posted.