Posted by Animesh Kumar on 06/06/05 22:47

Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> Lola wrote:
>
>
>>I am sending out a promotional flyer with an audio background mp3. I want
>>my 10-second mp3 audio file that accompanies the fyer to "automatically
>>play" when the email is opened up by the person receiving the email.
>
>
> Leif wrote:
>
>
>>So basically, you want to make your customers and everyone else hate
>>you. I recommend that you either stop wanting that or castrate yourself.
>
>
>>Sorry -- that part was definitely over the line in rudeness. I should
>>definitely consider thinking before I post.
>
>
> Travis Newbury wrote:
>
>
>>No you were completely correct
>
>
> Leif, many people to receive that E-mail will hear any sound. I can only
> imagine what nasty HTML accompanies that flyer, so it will not be visible
> to many either.
>
> Those who can hear the sound will probably be annoyed. Am I the only one who
> listens to music while using the computer?
>
> People need to read more about the harms of Flash, sounds (even menu item
> clunks), and Microsoft-specific traffic.
>
> Roy
>

What is all this noise about automatically playing emails? It can be
very helpful for blind-people (with some assistance), for example. Or a
person working elsewhere and hearing his/her emails.

In the end, everything can be used constructively or destructively. It
is for us to choose the right one with our judgement.

Best
A

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