The internet is littered with naked email addresses.
Ever click on a "Contact Us" link in the footer of a webpage just to realize that your Mac's Mail App is lauching?
Have you ever discovered the "Learn More" button you just clicked is actually linked to "mailto:hello@mystupidapp.com"?
Frustrating, right?
Well, it ends today.
Here's how it works.
Once you install the extension, those pesky mailto links will have a little landmine icon next to them.
Your odds of clicking them by acccident will plummet immediately.
Example - Without Mailto Landmines
This is a mailto link, and this is not.
Example - With Mailto Landmines
This is a mailto link, and this is not.
What's a mailto link?
Most links point at other webpages. Mailto links point at naked email addresses. More info here.
Icon courtesy of The Noun Project.
Mailto Landmines is a Cloud Unicorn side project