Callto:

To create a hyperlink to NetMeeting Microsoft suggests:

where address-to-be-called is the IP address or the DNS name of the station to called or an ils server/email pair.

Callto method in ActiveX

The NetMeeting activeX component has a callto method ( essentially the same as the callto: url mention above-- it can be used in combination with other ActiveX components - and possibly used with Netscape ( if it has an activeX plug-in). For a sample of this use and pointers to an plug-in that may do the job see my contact center page.

.CNF file

Unfortunately the callto method only works in Internet Explorer 4.and above.  In the search for a more universal method ( for both Internet Explorer and Netscape ). I discovered the following hyperlink strategy. Create a hyperlink to a .CNF file (a conference? file),

Add the following mime type (as specified by Databeam) to the server configuration (your system administrator or WSP would have to do this):

for files with extension .CNF. Note that if this is not done the speed dial hyperlink does not work for Netscape. This works for I.E. 3.0, I.E. 4.0 and Netscape 4.05 For Netscape the mime type must be configured in helper apps to use the following helper:

A sample link is in the footer of this page and also on the sample Contact Center page. Note that for this to work the called party must have NetMeeting running already. This is usually accomplished by setting the "Run at startup" option in NetMeeting to true.

.ULS file

Another method that might work is using an .uls file -- this seems to work for Netscape and Internet Explorer without having to make changes. The only negative is that this format requires you to be at a fixed IP.

To do this you should create a file with the .uls extension with the following content:

where "a.b.c.d" is your IP address and yourname@yourdomain.com is your email address. To complete the picture the web server must associate the .uls extension with the mime type "text/iuls"

I can be reached using this method here.