Email links are sent via the visitors' email program, but only if the visitors have set it up correctly.

However, I never use the email links on websites, but rather copy the email address and paste it into my online email account at Freenet.de.

Alternatively, the "Contact Form" object from WebSiteX5 can also be used, then the domain email address must be used for the email parameters in WebSiteX5 and, if necessary, email forwarding to a Gmail address can be set up with the web host.

Sometimes it happens that the emails via the contact form end up in the spam folder, then I drag the emails into the inbox so that the Freenet.de email program learns what is not spam.

Bill, I overcame gmails reluctance to receive emails forwarded to it by having gmail retrieve the email itself. Delete the forwarder.

On your desktop, go to gmail, Click settings,click see all settings, click accounts and import,  then "add an email account" I choose to label incoming messages and delete the original on successful retrieval.

I have found gmail classifies email as spam, or worse still just deletes it if the sending mail server cannot be perfectly authenticated (I have never achieved this), sends a bad email, some spam or what it believes to be an unreasonable number of emails in a short time when they are forwarded, but when it goes and retrieves the email it seemingly blames itself and simply classifies the email appropriately.

Thanks Esach

I received a notification from Google:

"Starting January 2026, Gmail will no longer provide support for the following features:

• Gmailify: This feature allows you to get special features like spam protection or inbox organization applied to your third-party email account. Learn more about Gmailify.
• Check mail from other accounts: Fetching emails from third-party accounts into your Gmail account, with POP, will no longer be supported."

So I guess I wont be able to have gmail retrieve the email itself??

I am exploring Outlook retrieving the email from 20i mailbox, unless you have a better idea?

Google does not make it easy!!

If I cannot get Gmail to retrieve email from 3rd party email accounts I am in a lot of trouble. Thanks for the heads up. I too must now search for a solution.

Esach

I have disabled all my email hyperlinks (obviously)

But it does make my websites look a bit basic

As I am sure you know, emails send fine if people copy & paste the email address into their Outlook or whatever

Let me know if you find an elegant solution

Thanks for your help

Wasn't meant to be easy . . .