mailto:

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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