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]
