mailto-uri

Creates mailto URIs. The main use case is to create mailto URIs for support web pages. This makes it easy for users to request stuff by relying on provided mail templates.

• usage
• installation

usage

Create a mail template:

echo 'please increase my quota' > increase-quota.txt

Create mailto URI:

$ mailto-uri -s 'increase quota' -r support@example.com increase-quota.txt
mailto:support@example.com?subject=increase%20quota&body=please%20increase%20my%20quota%0a

This URI can then be pasted into web pages.

Plain HTML:

<a href="mailto:support@example.com?subject=increase%20quota&body=please%20increase%20my%20quota%0a">increase quota</a>

Markdown:

If you need more storage, ask us to [increase your quota](mailto:support@example.com?subject=increase%20quota&body=please%20increase%20my%20quota%0a).

MediaWiki:

If you need more storage, ask us to [mailto:support@example.com?subject=increase%20quota&body=please%20increase%20my%20quota%0a increase your quota].

Alternatively, you can provide the mail as Markdown and use front matter for recipient and subject:

---
subject: increase quota
to: admin@example.com
cc:
  - support@example.com
  - someone@example.com
---

Dear Admin,

Please increase my quota!

Best Regards

Using Markdown is especially helpful if tools like Markdown Here are used.

$ mailto-uri increase-quota.md
mailto:admin@example.com?subject=increase%20quota&cc=support@example.com,someone@example.com&body=Dear%20Admin%2C%0A%0APlease%20increase%20my%20quota%21%0A%0ABest%20Regards

You can also use it in pipes:

$ generate-template | mailto-uri
mailto:...

installation

Arch Linux:

$ pacaur -S mailto-uri

pip:

$ pip install mailto-uri