# "mailto" won\`t work

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mailto-won-t-work/110784>\
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**Created:** [May 19, 2004, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mailto-won-t-work/110784 "2004-05-19T17:43:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![miranda\_davids](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/13edae/32.png) [@miranda\_davids](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/miranda_davids)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2004, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mailto-won-t-work/110784/1 "2004-05-19T17:43:42Z")

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Hi, i want to make an autostart flash presentation cd-rom. In my movie, i want a button with an e-mail link. Usualy, i use [mailto:blabla@blabla](mailto:blabla@blabla), BUT  
this only works is you open the movie in a html page, not when you only view the swf. Can anyone tell me if this can be done, or am i bound to use html?