Sending E-Newsletters - HTML Format Conflict

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John M. Hudson

If we e-mail an HTML formatted newsletter (using Outlook
2000) to a group of clients, there is a concern that some
of our clients will not be able to read it because some
of the recipients will not have HTML enabled in their
mail program, thus the newsletter will be all scrambled.

We want to save the newsletter in Outlook as "stationery"
and send it that way, so the client won't have to be
concerned about opening the file and getting a virus.

Question #1 - In today's technological world, how likely
is it that the HTML concern would be a problem?

Question #2 - In today's world , how likely is it that
the client would be inclined NOT to open the attachment
because of all viruses that have been floating around?

Question #3 - If the HTML formatted message is indeed a
valid concern, is there a way to save the message as a
PDF file, yet use it as a stationery, so the newsletter
won't have to be sent as an attachment?
 
#1: While some companies are now blocking HTML mail content entirely, most mailers, including Outlook, include a plain text version of the message along with the HTML version.

#2: What attachment? Sending an HTML-format newsletter shouldn't present any attachments at all, the HTML being in the message body. Images should be embedded if you want Outlook 2003 users to see them.

#3: No. PDF <> stationery.

See http://www.slipstick.com/mail1/html.htm for information on creating rich HTML messages that you might find useful.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Outlook and Exchange solutions at http://www.slipstick.com
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming: Jumpstart
for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
 
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