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From: "Michael A. Peters" on 12 Feb 2010 20:48 Ashley Sheridan wrote: > > > That last reason could be why your email is failing! HTML email is the > one place where it is actually better to code "the old way" with tables > for markup, <font> tags, and very little (if any) CSS. If you do use any > CSS, it's best left inline as well, as some email clients strip out > anything within the <head> tags of your email. Do e-mail clients handle RTF? That would seem a better way to do fancy styled e-mail to me than to use html tags in an e-mail.
From: Robert Cummings on 12 Feb 2010 22:27 Michael A. Peters wrote: > Ashley Sheridan wrote: > >> >> That last reason could be why your email is failing! HTML email is the >> one place where it is actually better to code "the old way" with tables >> for markup, <font> tags, and very little (if any) CSS. If you do use any >> CSS, it's best left inline as well, as some email clients strip out >> anything within the <head> tags of your email. > > Do e-mail clients handle RTF? > That would seem a better way to do fancy styled e-mail to me than to use > html tags in an e-mail. <aside> <em>*tongue in cheek*</em> I do HTML emails for the semantic tags!! </aside> :B Cheers, Rob. -- http://www.interjinn.com Application and Templating Framework for PHP
From: Skip Evans on 14 Feb 2010 14:09
Ashley Sheridan wrote: > That last reason could be why your email is failing! HTML email is the > one place where it is actually better to code "the old way" with tables > for markup, <font> tags, and very little (if any) CSS. If you do use any > CSS, it's best left inline as well, as some email clients strip out > anything within the <head> tags of your email. Yes, that's exactly what I took away from the conversation. HTML emails should be coded using "the old way". Skip -- ==================================== Skip Evans PenguinSites.com, LLC 503 S Baldwin St, #1 Madison WI 53703 608.250.2720 http://penguinsites.com ------------------------------------ Those of you who believe in telekinesis, raise my hand. -- Kurt Vonnegut |