How to configure HtmLawed to allow mailto links?

MasterOne

Vanilla 2.1 with Markdown & ButtonBar

By default mailto: links are not allowed (getting the denied: put in front). I just took a look, there are no options set in config.php / config-defaults.php, and what I found in the HtmLawed module folder didn't help neither.

So what's the proper way to configure HtmLawed to allow mailto: links?

Is it possible to let it recognize e-mail addresses automatically and put mailto: in front of them?

My forum members really would like to have that feature, especially for e-mail addresses put into signatures.

vrijvlinder

Just post the email, mailto only triggers your mail app to write an email. It is a convenience not essential . Plus it could end up creating spam

MasterOne

@vrijvlinder said:
Just post the email, mailto only triggers your mail app to write an email. It is a convenience not essential . Plus it could end up creating spam

This is the result of my testing:

test@example.tld

test@example.tld

mailto:test@example.tld

mailto:test@example.tld

[test@example.tld](test@example.tld)

test@example.tld

[test@example.tld](mailto:test@example.tld)

test@example.tld

[test@example.tld](mailto:%74%65%73%74%40%65%78%61%6D%70%6C%65%2E%74%6C%64)

test@example.tld

As you can see, only [test@example.tld](mailto:test@example.tld) is working as supposed to, but I like to encrypt my e-mail address with tools like >>> this site <<< with the result not being recognized getting the denied: put in front.

x00

why would people bother to put mailto anyway?

You need post parsing of email address that is it. You need a decent rexp for email address an links. Then you replace it with whatever code.

MasterOne

I'm not a fan of posting e-mail addresses in signatures or forum postings, but others don't care about the SPAM risk and want theirs visible, so I was looking into it. I don't know if encrypting an e-mail address as shown is any good for preventing SPAM but I guess so, otherwise what would be the point of it?

peregrine

although I agree with vri and x00,

this may me something for you to look at Master One.

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9193312/encrypt-mailto-email-addresses-with-inline-javascript

MasterOne

Nice find, if it would have been as simple as putting

<a href="javascript:window.location.href = 'mailto:' + ['john','smith.com'].join('@')">john<!---->@<!---->smith.com</a>

into a comment, but of course that doesn't work (denied:).

I'm glad HtmLawed is doing such a great job, though it would have been nice if there would have been an easy way to configure it.

This really is not of importance to me, for people who must have their e-mail address shown to the world [test@example.tld](mailto:test@example.tld) works, when I need to do so for myself I just post an image showing the e-mail address.

peregrine

what you want to do is display after the body or signature is formatted. But you would need to make sure what you do, doesn't allow others to exploit security provisions.

peregrine

you could write a plugin that. checks whether user wants a mailto button (via profile) , and then displays it wherever you like.

Linc

I like the idea of the link auto-parser using mailto and HtmLawed allowing it, it would just require someone else to write that patch and test the hell out of it.