Hello,

I am interested in adding the phrase 'forward to a friend' in an email newsletter template written in html.

The newsletter will come through initially, as with any broadcast into the recipient's email client so I believe the code will simply forward and open up a new email and allow the user to insert the email address of the friend.

Can anyone offer that html code, please?

Just to be certain...I will need this to open in any email client such as Gmail and Outlook.

Thank you.

Janine

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Try this:

Replace the bolded text with your content:

<a href="mailto:?Subject=anything for subject line&body=anything text in the body of the message #[FFLINK]#">Forward to a Friend</a>

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Lee Drozak

You can also add a blind cc like the following:

<a href="mailto:?subject=Subject&body=C heck out this great newsletter at: http://va.com&bcc=va@va.com">Forward to a friend</a>

Add attachments are restricted for security reasons with Outlook client.

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Julie | Virtual Resource Services, Inc (VRSI)
http://www.vrsioffice.com

Thank you Lee and Julie! I appreciate this very much!

Janine

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Janine,

Note: using the mailto command does require that the person clicking the "Forward to a friend" has a email client installed on their computer. (If utilizing lets say a public computer, they may not have a mail client installed.)

Another option is to use a form and a php mail sript.

Sample Form code (to go on page where newsletter is found):
<form name="forwardnewsletter" action="forwardnewsletter.php" method="post">
<strong>Share with a friend. </strong> <br />
To send a copy of this newsletter to a friend please type the email address of the person you would like to forward this newsletter to below:
<br />
<input type="text" name="email" />
<br />
<br />
Please type your friends name below:
<br />
<input type="text" name="name" />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Please type your name below:
<br />
<input type="text" name="yourname" />
<br />
<br />
Please type your email below:
<br />
<input type="text" name="youremail" />
<br />
<br />
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Forward Newsletter" />
</form>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>

Sample php mail script (to go in new php page named forwardnewsletter.php):
<?php
$email = addslashes(strip_tags($_POST['email']));
$yourname = $_REQUEST['yourname'];
$name = $_REQUEST['name'];
if (mail($email, $subject='Check out this great newsletter', $message='Your friend thought you might like a copy of our newsletter. You can check out this great newsletter at: http://www.vrsioffice.com.', 'From: info@vrsioffice.com')) {
echo("<p>Message successfully sent!</p>");
} else {
echo("<p>Message delivery failed...</p>");
}
?>

Make sure to change the email address after From to your company email address.


Another simpler method that does not require you to know code is to use a form generator like JotForm (http://www.jotform.net). With this you can create the form and generate the email with very little effort.

Hope this helps,

Julie

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Great options, Julie! I've bookmarked your responses.

Thank you so much!

Janine

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I've bookmarked it too. Thanks, Julie!

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I have another question, Julie and Lee...

The newsletter is being sent from 1shoppingcart which does not store newsletters.

It appears that I have to create the newsletter, upload it to a place on the website, go into the newsletter again, add the link where the newsletter is located, and then publish the newsletter in order for the Forward to a Friend link to work.

Is that so?

Thanks,
Janine

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