On Thu, 01 Feb 2001 11:02:35 -0800, Nicholas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 2/1/01 8:04 AM, William Howarth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> Netscape 4.6 or 4.7. Use Composer to write and edit the HTML; tell
>> recipients to set their Receive Mail preferences to accept HTML mail. It
>> will look best to recipients who use Netscape Communicator.
>>
>> IMHO, it's preferable to send recipients simple text e-mails containing URLs
>> that link to standard Web pages. The mail message is slimmer, browsers will
>> display the HTML to the widest audience, and those who wish to ignore
>> marketing newsletters can do so with minimal annoyance.
>
> William,
> I wholeheartedly agree that ASCII is preferable. I'm currently suffering at
> home with a 56k connection due to DSL woes. However, the email is going out
> to a select group of recipients which should be able to read HTML. Also the
> company is creating three versions of their email -- one ASCII, one for AOL
> and one in HTML, each going out to an audience which [I assume] has
> subscribed to one of the aforementioned formats.
>
> One quick quesiton -- Will the NS 4.6/4.7 emails work with Entourage and
> other HTML-savvy clients?
Yes, although it's possible for recipients to set En'rage and OE to receive
"minimal HTML" so the graphics are lost and links look <http//:like this>,
It's just about impossible to guarantee that readers will all see the same
document, unless you attach it in PDF format (in which case, they need
Acrobat Reader).
>
> Also, slightly off topic -- besides the AOL Mail client itself (version 5 or
> 6 depending on OS), are there any tools for creating AOL-formatted emails?
>
I'm not really sure about this, but there's an early editor called AOL Press
that you might try: http://www.aolpress.com/
It's last version is 2.0 and it only runs on Windoze machines. The above
site recommends using the more recent versions of Netscape Composer.
--
William Howarth
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.princeton.edu/~howarth
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