Re: [IMail Forum] Imail 7 Won't Allow HTML

[NetQuick Mail Administration]

    If I may offer an inexpert opinion.  With an HTML based Email accessed
through a web interface you have an active code being displayed in an active
page.  The issue would seem to me to be one of isolating the HTML in the
Email from the HTML in the page displaying it.  Then of course there are any
number of appi's and scripts beyond simple HTML that might be included and
may or may not effect the displaying page.  That is with out even
considering any coding that might be intentionally hostile (script Kiddy
stuff, viruses, etc.).  The browser would have to interpret virtually two
pages to be displayed simultaneously.  The Hotmail answer is to offer
anything beyond the basics as an attachment and still there are some
messages that crash browsers.

    If I were Ipswitch I would look to allow at least a minimal amount of
HTML coding in Email and then add more capabilities in the future.  the tags
for &nbsp and <BR> are pretty basic and shouldn't be that difficult to allow
for.

Kevin Childers

----- Original Message -----
From: "Barry Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, January 26, 2001 7:36 AM
Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Imail 7 Won't Allow HTML


> HTML emails are great, if done right they convey much more media rich and
> interactive info than just plain text.
>
> My server doesn't have any performance problems with Html emails, yes they
> are more bulky but not that much.
>
> I have over 130,000 users some use webmail some use other e-mail clients.
> The problem is whether we like them or not they exist so we need to
support
> them.  My members receive html emails all the time from various newsletter
> subscriptions etc. if they can't read them they're not happy.  I myself
want
> to build an html newsletter for my members.
>
> HTML emails working fine in outlook express etc why not with the web
> messaging stuff.  Why does it have to replace white space etc with &nbsp;
> and why does it stick <BR>s every however many characters?
>
> If it isn't supported a valid explanation should be given.
>
> Thanks kindly to anyone that can offer one.
>
> Barry
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jeff Vitale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, January 26, 2001 5:57 AM
> Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Imail 7 Won't Allow HTML
>
>
>
> I guess my issue is that i simply do not believe resource
> argument.  All I am asking for is the ability to change font
> colors and have an attachment appear as an image and not as a link.
>
> Now admittedly I am not a programming expert, but I just have
> trouble reconciling a few things.
>
> First, imail displays most any html encoded message just fine.
> There is no issue there. It understands html and it shows up just
> fine. So no changes needed there.
>
> The changes are in message composition.
>
> Next all we are talking about is asking imail not to scramble html
> by inserting extra characters.  Why is that such a resource issue?
>
> If you type in a url, the url appears as a hyperlink. Obviously
> imail is trapping for certain html codes already.
>
> Html is nothing more than a text file. The browser is reading it
> and displaying things accordingly. If attached images are being
> served up by imail somehow instead of a webserver, that just seems
> like a major design mistake that needs to be corrected for
> performace reasons no matter what.
>
> Imail has banner advertising & it appears to be quite happy
> throwing banners to the screen. Ron's templates even allow them to
> be refreshed every 60 seconds.
>
> Moreover, imail has to display an attachment once it's clicked on
> anyway.
>
> I just can't see why it is so unreasonable to ask that attached
> graphics appear in the message.
>
> Why must imail add extra characters to email messages effectively
> making jiberish of HTML?
>
> Obviously I am just not understanding why having text appear in a
> larger font, or having a graphic image appear as an image and not
> a hyperlink is a going to cause imail to curl up and die because
> of resource demands.
>
> I really would like to understand why this is so complicated, and
> apparently insurmountable.
>
> I am not trying to be sarcastic, I would really like to
> understand. Anyone care to explain it to me?
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: Bud <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2001 00:04:55 -0500
>
> >On 1/25/01, Forum penned:
> >>Anyway bottom line is that is appears that Imail has NO INTENTION
> >>of providing this functionality in the forseeable future (see
> >>attached email from IPSWITCH.
> >
> >Thank God! E-mail uses enough resources as it is. HTML e-mail
> should
> >be banned from the planet!
> >
> >>I have alot of time and money tied up with Imail, and have to say
> >>that I have No choice but to look for an alternative.
> >
> >At least I know that I won't have to. :)
> >--
> >
> >Bud Schneehagen - Tropical Web Creations
> >
> >_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/
> >ColdFusion Solutions / eCommerce Development
> >[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >http://www.twcreations.com/
> >954.721.3452
> >
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