I've constructed an HTML body that I want to email, but I must be missing a switch. When I send it, I just see text. I'm googling for the settings options but figured I'd fire this out in the meanwhile (if for nothing else than a future search).
tia!
Programmatically?
Are you sending a content type in the header?
Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8
Also you should construct both a HTML and plain text version of the mail and send both with the appropriate headers as not all mail clients will accept HTML messages.
Pop open an HTML mail you have on your system and view the source. It's likely you want to create a "multipart" email, with one part html/text and the other text. Googling how to create a multipart email should set you on the right track.
On Fri, Oct 14, 2016 at 4:57 AM, Alan Bourke alanpbourke@fastmail.fm wrote:
Programmatically?
Are you sending a content type in the header?
Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8
Also you should construct both a HTML and plain text version of the mail and send both with the appropriate headers as not all mail clients will accept HTML messages.
-- Alan Bourke alanpbourke (at) fastmail (dot) fm
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On 2016-10-14 08:55, Ted Roche wrote:
Pop open an HTML mail you have on your system and view the source. It's likely you want to create a "multipart" email, with one part html/text and the other text. Googling how to create a multipart email should set you on the right track.
Thanks, Ted. Wasn't sure on the terms to search but will take this tip and run with it. I may elect to go the Constant Contact route now if not too cost prohibitive for the benefits of that approach.
mbsoftwaresolutions@mbsoftwaresolutions.com wrote on 2016-10-14:
On 2016-10-14 08:55, Ted Roche wrote: Pop open an HTML mail you have on your system and view the source. It's likely you want to create a "multipart" email, with one part html/text and the other text. Googling how to create a multipart email should set you on the right track.
Thanks, Ted. Wasn't sure on the terms to search but will take this tip and run with it. I may elect to go the Constant Contact route now if not too cost prohibitive for the benefits of that approach.
Mike,
MailChimp.com has similar features, and you can have a free account.
Tracy Pearson PowerChurch Software
On 2016-10-14 04:57, Alan Bourke wrote:
Programmatically?
Are you sending a content type in the header?
Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8
Also you should construct both a HTML and plain text version of the mail and send both with the appropriate headers as not all mail clients will accept HTML messages.
Yes, programatically using the CDO emailing method. The body is largely static text, except for the greeting. These are folks who expressed interest in the FabMate estimating software I sold years ago.
Good point about sending both types. Suggestions for how to deliver? Should I use something else besides CDO? I suppose I could create the Constant Contact account I mentioned to my Sales consultant. That would give us the ability to track opening/deleting/forwarding, iirc.
Thanks, --Mike
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