Make sure that the client is sending the message as HTML. Web Messaging adds the non-breaking spaces when it thinks the message is supposed to be plain text. Web messaging will be in plain text mode until it sees an html begin element (<html>). A body begin (<body>) element is nice, but not required. Bob In reply to 07 Dec message from [EMAIL PROTECTED]: >Cal, >The program isn't putting in the non-breaking spaces. >The code is actually quite clean and not adding extra >code. As for HTML mail, yes I know the pitfalls, but >in this case ALL the clients will be using IMAIL web >interface so I know exactly how it will look for >them.. which right now is pretty ugly. >The http and https are both underlined in most >packages, just not IMAIL web interface. >Cal Frye wrote: >> In my experience, web messaging usually shows the characters the sender >> embedded in the message, while those non-breaking-spaces ( ) are >> filtered out by most HTML-aware mail clients. I'm using Outlook 2K, and BTW, >> the https: and http: links in the other thread were BOTH underlined and >> clickable. Your general problem is your application is creating a mail >> message with lots of "hidden" code in it, which Netscape Messenger handles >> in a more intelligent manner than the "bare-bones" IMail web messaging >> client. Personally, I detest HTML-coded mail, and would remind you that >> Pegasus mail or other less-capable mail clients will positively choke on >> this code. It would be instructive to have your application save a message >> as a text file, and examine the output with Notepad to see just what is in >> there. Sorry if I'm a bit cranky this week (and it's only Tuesday). Just my >> .02 >> >> --Cal Frye, Western Reserve Academy, Hudson, Ohio >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Susan Duncan >> Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 1999 12:29 PM >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: [IMail Forum] web based email reformats html mail >> >> We have a shopping cart that produces an HTML invoice that goes to our >> clients. It >> looks great in Netscape email, but when it goes to the web based IMAIL, >> IMAIL >> throws in a whole slew of which effectively makes the invoice look >> terrible >> and take 4 pages to print. >> >> Is there a work around for this? Which is IMAIL adding extra code to >> messages? >> >> -- >> Susan Duncan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) TEL:(613) 748-5658 >> Director of Computer Operations, SIRC FAX:(613) 748-5701 >> http://www.sportquest.com/ http://www.canadiansport.com/ >> >> Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html >> to be removed from this list. >> >> Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html >> to be removed from this list. >-- >Susan Duncan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) TEL:(613) >748-5658 Director of Computer Operations, SIRC >FAX:(613) 748-5701 http://www.sportquest.com/ >http://www.canadiansport.com/ >Please visit >http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to >be removed from this list. -- Robert S. Stull IMail Development Manager and Code Demolitions Expert Ipswitch, Inc. http://www.ipswitch.com/ Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list.
