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On a related note, when users want to connect with me I use a mailto link instead of a web form. This is because after someone fills out a webform, I have to em
by gnicholas 4y ago
On a related note, when users want to connect with me I use a mailto link instead of a web form. This is because after someone fills out a webform, I have to email them, and my email is not-infrequently marked as spam (even though we send <1 email/year to our email list, and are not remotely spammy in general).
When the user clicks the mailto link, he starts a message chain and my reply almost always goes through appropriately.
As others have pointed out, there are some downsides to mailto links. But I find them to be outweighed by the deliverability benefit that I've seen.
- nicbou 4y agoEmail links also lets the person choose the client they prefer, instead of a box in a browser tab. My e-mail client saves my message as a draft as I type, so I can finish my message slowly without fear of losing my progress. I also know that my email client works. Many web forms are broken and only reveal that once you hit submit, if at all.