Re: mailto:

hi steven, 
afaik, the second method (showing the address onscreen) is better--some
browsers don't support mailto, and some people would rather copy down the
address and deal with it later. 
kara

At 01:34 PM 6/2/00 -0400, you wrote:
>Hi everyone,
>
>I have a very basic question about 'mailto:' links that I've been wondering
>about for some time and am now just getting around to inquiring.  It is
>common practice for me to create a 'mailto:' link with the link being the
>content of the sentence and not the address itself.  On many websites I see
>that the address is the link.  For example:
>
>Questions or comments should be directed to the <a
>href="mailto:webmaster(at)domain.com">webmaster</a>
>
>vs.
>
>Questions or comments should be directed to the <a
>href="mailto:webmaster(at)domain.com">webmaster(at)domain.com</a>
>
>My question is, are there any disadvantages to doing it as I show in the
>first example?  Which is better practice and why?  I think I know the
>answer, but I'd like to know what you all think.
>
>TIA,
>Steve
>
>

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