Language Reference

Language Reference by Helmut Emmelmann, PhD and Keith Oustalet

mail Tag

Format: <mail to> text </mail>

Purpose: Sends a message to the email address specified in the to parameter.

The email address can take either of the following forms:

Here are a few practical examples:

The <mail> Tag can also accept the following optional parameters:

Parameter	Purpose
subject	A short description that indicates what the message is about.
from	The email address of the person sending the message.
cc	List of email addresses that received copies of the message.
bcc	Hidden list of email addresses that received copies of the message. (i.e. The primary recipient of the email does not see who else may have received the message.

The from, cc, and bcc parameters all accept email addresses in either of the two form previous illustrated. However, the cc and bcc parameters can accept multiple emaill addresses separated by commas.

Note: Currently the maximum text size is 32767 characters. Also, the mail Tag is Case Sensitive, which means that heitml will not recognize it if you use capital letters (e.g. <MAIL to>). The parameters (to, from, subject, etc.) are not Case Sensitive.