There are a number of HTML email validators from freebie ones to sophisticated ones like Litmus. They can check for errors and mail client compatibility as well.
Have you tried them. I would start with http://www.htmlemailcheck.com On Fri, Nov 17, 2017 at 9:08 AM, bob.miller--- via 4D_Tech < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi All, > > I've sent a lot of email generated by 4D over the years, but it is time to > up the game and send crisper looking stuff. So I've been playing with > sending HTML. > > The problem is that when the email arrives, it displays all the tags in > the mail client! For some reason, the mail client (I've tried several) > doesn't "know" that the email is to be displayed in HTML. Other emails > are displayed in HTML (just not mine), so I know it is not a mail client > setting to render all email as text only. > > I've tried a variety of headers (I've omitted the greater than and less > than signs so it doesn't mess things up on your display) > > html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"; > > meta content="text/html;charset=3DUTF-8" http-equiv="Content-Type" / > > and even plain and simple old: > > html > > > All produce email that when saved as a text file and viewed in a browser, > look great. But when they are received by an email client, look > like...raw HTML code. > > What to do? > > Or should I forget about it and use an API to some service? > > many thanks, > > > Bob Miller > Chomerics, a division of Parker Hannifin Corporation > > > > ********************************************************************** > 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) > FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html > Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html > Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech > Unsub: mailto:[email protected] > ********************************************************************** -- xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx "There must be ingenuity as well as intention, strategy as well as strength. " ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:[email protected] **********************************************************************
