mmmmmm horse pudding ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rich Wild" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 9:05 AM Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] Emails
> well, its horses for courses really. Usually if a mail client doesn't > support html then it'll drop down to the text only format if its a multipart > format (and I do stress *usually*, some clients just break it full stop) > > If you know that most of the audience are going to be using Lotus Notes then > use text only (although I think the latest version may be able to handle it) > > also, if you know most of your audience are going to be annoyed by html then > use text only. > > the intel one doesn't actually have a techie audience, techies usually > prefer text only formats. I know I do. > > Its nice to give the reader the option if possible. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Damian Watson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: 01 October 2002 09:06 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [ cf-dev ] Emails > > > > > > True Rich, > > > > tho in this case you are sending to people with technical > > backgrounds who > > wouldn't be confused if they received source code in an email... > > > > agreed though, HTML definately much nicer > > > > ;-p > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Rich Wild" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 8:32 AM > > Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] Emails > > > > > > having said that html e-mails are a pain, many people also > > really like them. > > the uk cfug newsletter IMHO is an example of an HTML > > newsletter done really > > well. > > > > we send Intel newsletters out in html (well, multipart > > actually) also which > > gets a lot of really positive feedback and hardly any > > negative because they > > look really great, are quick to load etc. > > > > also, using HTML means you can build in reporting > > functionality. snee-kay. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Giles Roadnight > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: 30 September 2002 22:38 > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] Emails > > > > > > > > > Cheers, I have gone for the text e-mails, just had to add some extra > > > stuff in for the currency symbols. I was just trying to be lazy! > > > > > > > > > Giles Roadnight > > > http://giles.roadnight.name > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Damian Watson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: 30 September 2002 22:19 > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: [ cf-dev ] Emails > > > > > > Justin (or anybody), > > > > > > Do you have any more handy tips for text emails?? > > > > > > Giles, I agree with Justin, html emails are a complete PITA > > > for a lot of > > > people... unless you have a very specific audience in mind, > > > tis best to > > > leave em alone. > > > > > > Cheers > > > d ;0) > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Justin MacCarthy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 6:22 PM > > > Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] Emails > > > > > > > > > > Even if it is very simple html, users that use plain text mail > > > settings, > > > > will see the html source. If you send both HTML & plain text the > > > messages > > > > become bigger. > > > > > > > > If you wrap your text at 80 chars you should be ok for > > most readers. > > > > > > > > use Chr(13) & Chr(10) instead of <BR /> in text mails. > > > > > > > > Justin > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Giles Roadnight > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > Sent: 30 September 2002 18:17 > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] Emails > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It will be very simple html, really the only tag I will > > > use is <br> > > > I > > > > > also have trouble sometimes with normal e-mails in that > > > line breaks > > > work > > > > > sometimes and don't work other times which can be a real pain. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Giles Roadnight > > > > > http://giles.roadnight.name > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Justin MacCarthy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > Sent: 30 September 2002 18:13 > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] Emails > > > > > > > > > > safe=yes (assuming you are the only one sending it and > > not sending > > > > > script > > > > > stuff etc.) > > > > > desirable=no > > > > > > > > > > I dislike html mails. > > > > > > > > > > If you are sending a plain text email, why don't use just > > > send "£" ? > > > > > > > > > > Justin > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: Giles Roadnight > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > > Sent: 30 September 2002 18:09 > > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Subject: [ cf-dev ] Emails > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi > > > > > > > > > > > > Is it safe to send HTML e-mails to everyone who comes > > > to my site? > > > I > > > > > > tried sending a normal e-mail and £ appears as £ > > > instead > > > > > of > > > > > > £. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Giles Roadnight > > > > > > http://giles.roadnight.name > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > ** Archive: > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ > > > > > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > For human help, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > ** Archive: > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ > > > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > For human help, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > ** Archive: > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ > > > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > For human help, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > ** Archive: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ > > > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > For human help, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > ** Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For human help, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > -- > > ** Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For human help, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > -- > > ** Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For human help, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > ** Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For human help, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > -- > ** Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For human help, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- ** Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For human help, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
