html or javascript

[tom watson]

how is it done to add a link to the bottom of a page that the viewer can
send to a friend (.e.g. news stories) how is this done?

 

[David Dorward]

how is it done to add a link to the bottom of a page that the viewer can
send to a friend (.e.g. news stories) how is this done?

Usually with a server side process:
http://cgi.resourceindex.com/Programs_and_Scripts/Perl/Website_Promotion/Recommend_Site/

I've never felt comfortable with them, it smacks too much of email address
harvesting - and it is not difficult to copy and paste a URL from the
addressbar to an email client.