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prep_url adds http:// to mailto: urls - El Forum - 07-18-2007
[eluser]Al James[/eluser]
Using prep_url() in the url_helper.php adds http:// to mailto: urls!
Really (in my mind) it should check for any URL protocol (ftp: etc...) before adding the http://.
prep_url adds http:// to mailto: urls - El Forum - 07-31-2008
[eluser]ReGeDa[/eluser]
some patch 1 year later
http://ellislab.com/forums/viewthread/86796/
prep_url adds http:// to mailto: urls - El Forum - 08-01-2008
[eluser]Derek Allard[/eluser]
To be fair, the docs are pretty clear that it will add http:// if it is missing. Prep url was intended for, well, URLs.
Al, give auto_link() a shot, I think that's what you're looking for.