Mailto: hyperlink opens both a new email message and a new browser window/tab

Hi,
The subject line sums it up. I have form with email hyperlinks, which work fine except that when you click on them they seem to open both a new message in the registered email client, AND a new window/tab in the default web browser.
I prefer using mailto: hyperlinks instead of some other hack to open a new email message.
Does anyone know of a way to get these to work without a new browser tab/window being opened?
Thanks,
Eric

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