Glossary
mailto link
A link that opens a new email to a given address, written as mailto:name@example.test.
ValidReach Team · Updated 2026-10-26
In practice
It can also pre-fill a subject and body with parameters. Addresses published as mailto links are easy for harvesting programs to collect, so some sites hide or obfuscate them.
Verification and sending
An address taken from a mailto link was published on purpose, but it still needs verifying before you send to it.