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by z3t4 3121 days ago

  <form action="mailto:comments@yourdomain.com">
    <input type="hidden" name="subject" value="A new comment on the thingy" />
    <textarea name="body" rows="10" cols="41"></textarea><br>
    <button type="submit">Submit comment</button>
  </form>
When the form is submitted the default mail program will be started, subject will be the subject and body will be the body. Now assuming the user does have a e-mail client, all he/she has to do is to click send.

You can then read, delete, and reply to comments, and even send private replies, all via your e-mail client. Then you add the comments to your web-site either manually, or have a script do it automatically.

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Startup idea: application that automatically syndicates comment threads in your email inbox back to your website.