Sending Email using Form (bypassing email client)

Does anyone know a way to send an email to someone without starting the email client simply using JavaScript? For instance, capture information from a <form> and then email it to an email address without having to go through, say, Outlook Express.

Thank you for your help in advance.

I think the only and the easiest way to skip client side mailing(outlook etc) is MAPI and CDONT. It depends on server's configuration. a little bit of server side code can solve your problem.
Other server side solutions are also there such as EasyMail, but they are to be purchased. Where MAPI/CDONT are shipped free with WIN2K.

If you want to send a mail without mailto.
you have to use a server side scripting language
like PHP / ASP or CF. Depends which of them your
webhoster supports !