FW: Email Question

Kevin Buettner plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
Tue, 26 Mar 2002 11:59:22 -0700


On Mar 26, 11:32am, Furmanek, Greg wrote:

> Here is a question for all of you.
> 
> > I'm working on an enhancement to send email from a Unix
> > application using mailx.  In the text of the email are the words
> > "click here", which will contain an embedded Internet address. 
> > When the reader clicks on "click here", he will be taken to the
> > Internet site in his browser.
> > 
> > I have no idea how to do this. My questions are:
> > 1. Does the email need to be in HTML format as opposed to text format?

Yes.

> > 2. Is this possible from a Unix box?

Yes.

There was a third question, but I will decline to answer it on the
grounds that most folks I know don't like receiving HTML email messages.

Kevin