JCL's Tutorial On E - Mail
Introduction
E - Mail is the fastest and most efficient way of sending mail. You can send a letter to someone halfway around the world in less than a second. Because of e-mail, the old way of sending mail is called snail mail because compared to email, the old way of sending mail goes at a snail's pace. Before reading this tutorial, click here if you do not know how to create links.
E-Mail Programs
Some E-Mail Programs you can use are Netscape Mail, Pine, and Eudora. To download Eudora Light, please click here.
Linking To An E-Mail Address
Whenever you want to link to an e-mail address, the link must begin with mailto: so if you want to make a link to someone's e-mail address with doe@aol.com, you would make a link to mailto:doe@aol.com.
Premade Subjects
If you want to link to a person's email address and want to make a premade subject, add a question mark after the link and subject=Subject. The Subject with a capitol "S" would be the premade subject. For example, the link, mailto:doe@aol.com?subject=Hello! would take your visitor to a blank e-mail letter with the "Mail To:" filled out with doe@aol.com and the "Subject:" box filled out with Hello!
Premade Carbon Copy (Cc) Address
To send mail to two or more people's e-mail address, you must use the "Cc:" box which means Carbon Copy. Use the Carbon Copy box for each e-mail address beyond the first. For instance, if you wanted to send an e-mail message to doe@aol.com, and wanted to send a copy of the letter to jack@aol.com and sue@aol.com, you would put doe@aol.com in the "Mail To:" box and jack@aol.com and sue@aol.com on the "Cc:" box. You would separate their names by placing a comma and a space between their names. You can put as many or as few addresses in the "Cc:" box as you want (you don't even have to use that box), but if you do use it, remember to separate each e-mail address by using a comma and space between each address. If you want to link to a person's e-mail address and make a (few) premade address(es) in the "Cc:" box, use a question mark after the link and type in "cc=" and the carbon copy address(es). If you want to use a couple of the addresses in the "Cc:" box, separate them the same way you would when using the "Cc:" box (with a comma and a space). For example, if you want to to fill out the "Cc:" box with sue@aol.com and jack@aol.com and send a letter to doe@aol.com, you would link to the address, mailto:doe@aol.com?cc=sue@aol.com, jack@aol.com .
Premade Subjects & Carbon Copy (Cc) Address
You can use both of the above techniques together by adding a question mark after the link to the e-mail address, typing in subject=Subject, typing in an & sign, and typing in cc=Address(es). You can also type in the Cc first, but if you do, remember that you only need one question mark which should be placed directly after the e-mail address you are linking to (not the whole address). Also, remember to keep an & sign between the premade Cc command and the premade subject command. For example, if you wanted to combine the above examples, you would link to the address, mailto:doe@aol.com?subject=Hello!&cc=sue@aol.com, jack@aol.com or mailto:doe@aol.com?cc=sue@aol.com jack@aol.com&subject=Hello! . If you made the previous two addresses links, you would receive a link that linked to a blank e-mail with the "Subject:" box filled out with Hello!, the "Mail To:" box filled out with doe@aol.com, and the "Cc:" box filled out with "sue@aol.com, jack@aol.com" on the second line.
Linking To You Visitor's Mailbox (Netscape Mail Users Only)!
You can actually link to your visitor's mailbox by providing a link to "mailbox:". If you don't believe me and you use Netscape Mail, please click here.
Some Other E-Mail Stuff
The Attachments Box is used to attach files with your e-mail letter. Please remember that the person you're sending mail to must have the same type of computer (Macintosh or IBM) that you do to receive most files in a code their computer can understand. The Forward button is used to send a letter you received to one or more people. It is usually used to send chain e-mail letters. The Re: Mail button is used to reply to the sender of the e-mail you received. Lastly, the Re: All button is used to reply to all that received the letter except for you, of course, and the one who sent you the letter.
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