<form action="mailto:administrator@brainformation.com?subject=Fan Mail&body=???" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
<input class="sidebar" type="text" value="name" name="user" />
<input class="sidebar" type="text" value="email"  name="email" />
<textarea class="sidebar" name="content" cols="30" rows="40">Your message</textarea>
<input class="button_sidebar" value="Send" type="submit" />
<input class="button_sidebar" value="Reset" type="reset" />
</form>

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I'm using a form to send an e-mail to the site administrator in the CONTACT US section of the navigation pane.

I understand how to force pre-formatted text into the To:, Subject:, and Body: elements of an e-mail client. However, I want to pass user entered (variable text) to the email body, and I cannot figure out how to do it using strictly HTML.

I prefer to avoid using cgi scripts, but a javascript solution might be workable. Thanks for any help or direction you may be able to provide.

I cannot figure out how to do it using strictly HTML.

That's 'cos you can't.

javascript is possible (i have a script somewhere) but that would bring up all manner of security alerts and may be blocked completely in some browser/anti virus setups.

Thanks chrishirst. I guess that explains why I could not find any information in my reference books or on the web.

If you happen across the javascript, please point me to it. I'll look it over, but I'm thinking I may just have to be happy opening the client's e-mail application and let them fill in the blanks from there.

dug out the script, cleaned it up a bit (it hadn't seen light of day in 5 years) and botched together a write up.

http://www.candsdesign.co.uk/article...pt/send-email/

code download is at
http://www.candsdesign.co.uk/article.../show-code.asp

works ok in FF & NS, IE & Outlook throw up warnings, fails dismally with Opera, and it probably won't work with web mailers.