An alternative that I think has been overlooked is sending a combined
format. It is quite easy to do.
If you really want to send HTML for the nice formatting, graphics, etc., the
real size is already there. Adding the plain text generally does not add
much bulk to the message and email clients
byron wise wrote:
>
> Two items:
> 1. Many people have expressed the dislike for HTML formatted email. I know
> people that might use a UNIX based mail client like Pine or something might
> not be able to view the html. And, I do know load time is a factor,
> especially with images. However,
Two items:
1. Many people have expressed the dislike for HTML formatted email. I know
people that might use a UNIX based mail client like Pine or something might
not be able to view the html. And, I do know load time is a factor,
especially with images. However, our users use email clients or
i have a perl script i wrote that does this exact
function...you would also need a mysql database to
store the email addresses in.
for example, when a user subscribes, they check which
list(s) they want to receive, and specify 'text' or
'html' versions - this is then stored in the db (you
should
On July 16th at 5:06pm, Byron Wise wrote:
> I have the need to send out HTML email. However, I know that many people
> arn't able to read it properly by choice or otherwise. Is there a way I
> can determine what type of email to send if I only have an email address?
No. Depending on which machi
I have the need to send out HTML email. However, I know that many people
arn't able to read it properly by choice or otherwise. Is there a way I
can determine what type of email to send if I only have an email address?
Also, this idea of sending out HTML email is new to me along with Mime
typ
