Interesting. I wish there was like a microformat so that IF you have an email client installed and in use, email addresses are turned into clickable links.
Observing my parents' behavior, I've come to the conclusion that even the href is bad practice. Most often the default mailer is not setup (outlook lite or whatever it is on windows) so clicking on a mailto link results in a mysterious pause, followed by an unfamiliar window popping up, causing general confusion. I'm leaning towards just listing the email address without the href.
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Interesting. I wish there was like a microformat so that IF you have an email client installed and in use, email addresses are turned into clickable links.
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Observing my parents' behavior, I've come to the conclusion that even the href is bad practice. Most often the default mailer is not setup (outlook lite or whatever it is on windows) so clicking on a mailto link results in a mysterious pause, followed by an unfamiliar window popping up, causing general confusion. I'm leaning towards just listing the email address without the href.