Posted by Ed Seedhouse on 11/06/06 19:09

On Mon, 06 Nov 2006 19:25:25 +1100, dorayme
<doraymeRidThis@optusnet.com.au> wrote:

>> Towner wrote:
>> > Whats the best way to send a HTML email in Outlook?
>>
>> Create a webpage and place the URL as a link in the e-mail. More guarantee
>> that your information is shown as intended and less irritation on the side
>> of the receiver.
>
>Yes, for many purposes this is very sound advice.
>
>I guess, though, some companies like to send all their emails
>with their logos and other banners... a not unreasonable thing to
>want?

On the contrary it is extremely unreasonable. Email is *not* the web.
Email, like usenet, should always and only be plain text,

Unfortunately some email programmers started their programs supporting
html after a fashion (and a bloody poor fashion at that), and that
started the downhill slide.

Alas.

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