Send it from OL as HTML-formatted mail. The server takes care of the encoding outbound (unless you're using OL in internet mode).
----- Original Message ----- From: "RBHATIA" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 12:43 PM Subject: RE: Mail blasts > I would like to use the first method - mail goes out as MIME type > multipart/alternative. Is there anything special I must do when drafting the > mail in Outlook 2000 ? > The mail is an HTML message that is sent in the body of the message as > inline text and not as an attachment. What am I to do in order to send it as > a MIME type multipart/alternive ? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Daniel Chenault [mailto:danielc@;dc-resources.net] > Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 1:17 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: Re: Mail blasts > > > There are only two ways: > 1. The mail goes out as MIME type multipart/alternative. if the client > supports HTML, HTML is used. Otherwise the alternative plaintext is used. > 2. The recipient specified which to use when he signed up. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "RBHATIA" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 11:44 AM > Subject: RE: Mail blasts > > > > Regarding the mail blasts, we presently use an outside source to send out > > our mail blasts. The way this works, is that each time we upload our > content > > as well as the list of addresses to whom the mail is to be addressed, the > > mail is then sent to all those addresses in a combination of HTML and > Plain > > Text format ...I am told that those who's mail clients support HTML, > receive > > the email in HTML format, those who's mail clients only support Plain Text > > receive it in plain text format. There is nothing specified by us when we > > upload the list of addressees as far as which addresse supports which > > format. Therefore, how is this possible ? Is the server smart enough to > > determine whether the mail client supports HTML or text and send the > correct > > version ? How can this be done with my Outlook client and Exchange server > ? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Roger Seielstad [mailto:roger.seielstad@;inovis.com] > > Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 11:43 AM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: Mail blasts > > > > > > Not to mention, I prefer to use other people's servers for spam > propagation, > > lest mine get black holed. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE > > Sr. Systems Administrator > > Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity > > Atlanta, GA > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Dupler, Craig [mailto:craig.dupler@;boeing.com] > > > Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 7:01 PM > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > Subject: RE: Mail blasts > > > > > > > > > You like to pay more for it? > > > > > > The external source is owned by your CEO (ala Enron)? > > > > > > You don't want to deal with reply traffic? > > > > > > Your link to your ISP is via a 300 baud acoustic modem? > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: RBHATIA [mailto:RBHATIA@;AIIM.ORG] > > > Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 2:08 PM > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > Subject: Mail blasts > > > > > > > > > We presently use an external source for sending out a mail > > > blast to 22000 > > > subscibers to our e-newsletter. Is there any reason why I > > > shouldn't consider > > > to do this via our Exchange server ? The emails go out in > > > various formats to > > > cater to different email clients - for instance, in HTML, and > > > plain text > > > format. > > > We are running Exchange 5.5 - SP4. > > > Are there people out there who do this on an Exchange server > > > and what is the > > > overall experience. Would like some feedback. > > > Thanks > > > RB > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > > To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange@;ls.swynk.com > > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > > To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange@;ls.swynk.com > > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange@;ls.swynk.com > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange@;ls.swynk.com > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange@;ls.swynk.com > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange@;ls.swynk.com > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange@;ls.swynk.com Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
