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I have looked over all your suggestions as to an answer to my question, but every question asked on this subject also uses PHP or JavaScript. I do not use either of these, so none of the available answers helps me in any way.

My problem is the same, except that I'm making an HTML form. I have my opening form code as:

<form action="mailto:dj.*******@*****.com" method="post" target="_blank" id="JewelryPoll" title="My Jewelry Poll">

and my submit button as:

<input name="SUBMIT" type="submit" id="SUBMIT" title="SUBMIT" value="SUBMIT" align="center">

I am not sure what I am doing wrong.

I tried putting value as my email. I even tried putting "method=get" on it as well, and that didn't do anything either.

I do not use PHP as I don't know it. I do not use JavaScript as I don't know enough of it to be able to use it. I used to know how to make the "submit" button work only with HTML, but my memory lapses prevent me from remembering some things.

Can you help with this please? I would really like to know what I'm doing wrong as to why it isn't working.

Thanks

EDIT:

Here is the code in its entirety:

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="style.css" />
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Jewelry Poll</title>
</head>

<body>
<form action="mailto:[email protected]" method="post" target="_blank" id="JewelryPoll" title="My Jewelry Poll">
<label><h1 align="center">Of the answers below, which types of handmade beaded jewelry would you be willing to purchase if the price were right?</h1></label>
<p align="center"><input name="Bracelets" type="checkbox" id="Bracelets" title="Bracelets" value="Bracelets" checked>Bracelets<br>
<input name="Earrings" type="checkbox" id="Earrings" title="Earrings" value="Earrings">Earrings<br>
<input name="Necklaces" type="checkbox" id="Necklaces" title="Necklaces" value="Necklaces">Necklaces<br>
<input name="Rings" type="checkbox" id="Rings" title="Rings" value="Rings" checked>Rings<br>
<input name="Watches" type="checkbox" id="Watches" title="Watches" value="Watches">Watches<br>
<input name="BESet" type="checkbox" id="BESet" title="Bracelet/Earring Set" value="BESet">Bracelet/Earring Set<br>
<input name="BNSet" type="checkbox" id="BNSet" title="Bracelet/Necklace Set" value="BNSet">Bracelet/Necklace Set<br>
<input name="BRSet" type="checkbox" id="BRSet" title="Bracelet/Ring Set" value="BRSet">Bracelet/Ring Set<br>
<input name="BWSet" type="checkbox" id="BWSet" title="Bracelet/Watch Set" value="BWSet" checked>Bracelet/Watch Set<br>
<input name="BENSet" type="checkbox" id="BENSet" title="Bracelet/Earring/Necklace Set" value="BENSet">Bracelet/Earring/Necklace Set<br>
<input name="BENRSet" type="checkbox" id="BENRSet" title="Bracelet/Earring/Necklace/Ring Set" value="BENRSet">Bracelet/Earring/Necklace/Ring Set<br>
<input name="BENRWSet" type="checkbox" id="BENRWSet" title="Bracelet/Earring/Necklace/Ring/Watch Set" value="BENRWSet">Bracelet/Earring/Necklace/Ring/Watch Set<br>
<input name="BENWSet" type="checkbox" id="BENWSet" title="Bracelet/Earring/Necklace/Watch Set" value="BENWSet">Bracelet/Earring/Necklace/Watch Set<br>
<input name="BERSet" type="checkbox" id="BERSet" title="Bracelet/Earring/Ring Set" value="BERSet">Bracelet/Earring/Ring Set<br>
<input name="BEWSet" type="checkbox" id="BEWSet" title="Bracelet/Earring/Watch Set" value="BEWSet">Bracelet/Earring/Watch Set<br>
<input name="BNRSet" type="checkbox" id="BNRSet" title="Bracelet/Necklace/Ring Set" value="BNRSet">Bracelet/Necklace/Ring Set<br>
<input name="BNWSet" type="checkbox" id="BNWSet" title="Bracelet/Necklace/Watch Set" value="BNWSet">Bracelet/Necklace/Watch Set<br>
<input name="BRWSet" type="checkbox" id="BRWSet" title="Bracelet/Ring/Watch Set" value="BRWSet" checked>Bracelet/Ring/Watch Set<br>
<input name="BERWSet" type="checkbox" id="BERWSet" title="Bracelet/Earring/Ring/Watch Set" value="BERWSet">Bracelet/Earring/Ring/Watch Set<br>
<input name="ENSet" type="checkbox" id="ENSet" title="Earring/Necklace Set" value="ENSet">Earring/Necklace Set<br>
<input name="ERSet" type="checkbox" id="ERSet" title="Earring/Ring Set" value="ERSet">Earring/Ring Set<br>
<input name="EWSet" type="checkbox" id="EWSet" title="Earring/Watch Set" value="EWSet">Earring/Watch Set<br>
<input name="ENRSet" type="checkbox" id="ENRSet" title="Earring/Necklace/Ring Set" value="ENRSet">Earring/Necklace/Ring Set<br>
<input name="ENWSet" type="checkbox" id="ENWSet" title="Earring/Necklace/Watch Set" value="ENWSet">Earring/Necklace/Watch Set<br>
<input name="ERWSet" type="checkbox" id="ERWSet" title="Earring/Ring/Watch Set" value="ERWSet">Earring/Ring/Watch Set<br>
<input name="NRSet" type="checkbox" id="NRSet" title="Necklace/Ring Set" value="NRSet">Necklace/Ring Set<br>
<input name="NWSet" type="checkbox" id="NWSet" title="Necklace/Watch Set" value="NWSet">Necklace/Watch Set<br>
<input name="NRWSet" type="checkbox" id="NRWSet" title="Necklace/Ring/Watch Set" value="NRWSet">Necklace/Ring/Watch Set<br>
<input name="RWSet" type="checkbox" id="RWSet" title="Ring/Watch Set" value="RWSet">Ring/Watch Set<br>
<input name="Any" type="checkbox" id="Any" title="Anything as long as its beautifully made by you" value="Any" checked>Anything as long as its beautifully made by you.<br><br><br>
<TEXTAREA NAME="comment" ROWS=8 COLS=100>Please leave any comments here
</TEXTAREA><br><br><br>
<input name="SUBMIT" type="submit" id="SUBMIT" title="SUBMIT" value="SUBMIT" align="center"><br>
<input name="RESET" type="reset" id="RESET" title="RESET" value="RESET" align="center"><br></p>
</form>
</body>
</html>
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  • Please post the entire code and which browser you are testing in. Commented Mar 14, 2014 at 15:43
  • I test in all browsers. I have the list set up in my Dreamweaver to be able to test it in any browser that I know exists. I have added the full coding of the page to my original post. As for where my site is located, it is hosted on Doteasy.com. They have several add-ons that I could use to build this type of form, but I just don't understand how to use them, and all the demo's are blank and not showing anything for me to be able to see the outcome. Also, these add-ons only allow 5 entries, not the 30 that I have listed above. Commented Mar 14, 2014 at 16:08
  • id's should always be unique Commented Mar 14, 2014 at 16:17
  • so they should not be the same as the input name? I was trying to follow an example form that I found on the net, but apparently I got lost somewhere in the coding or something, but it just isn't working for me. Commented Mar 14, 2014 at 16:23
  • Meaning, no two elements can have the same id. Honestly, you don't even need to give any element an id unless you have a specific reason to. In any case it would not be related to your issue. By the way, your code works for me in Chrome and launches Gmail. Commented Mar 14, 2014 at 16:25

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Using mailto: as a form action simply doesn't work.

You must use some form of server side programming to send email from a form.

That could be JavaScript, PHP or any other programming language.

It could be code you write yourself. It could be code written by a third party.

It could be code you host yourself. It could be code hosted by a third party.

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Are you sure? It "works" for me in Chrome an FF. (meaning, it opens an email client with the form values ready to send) I definitely don't suggest using it but at least it should do something if coded correctly. "Simply doesn't work" is misleading.
@WesleyMurch — the article linked to elaborates. In short, there are too many people on the WWW using systems which don't have a browser/email client combination that will support this.
This is a poll that I'm putting up on my site for my visitors to vote in. I make beaded jewelry and I want people's opinions on what they would purchase, so I know what to make. No one seems to understand that I want the results to be sent to my email. When I click on the submit button, it don't do anything except open a blank page, and thats not what I am trying to do.
No, what you want is quite clear. The answer is still "Start using a server side programming language".
It's not working because mailto: depends on very specific browser / email client configurations that a huge proportion of people don't have.
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