HTML-based Newsletter using sendmail

[arlequin]

Hi!<br><br>I want to send a Newsletter in HTML to many recipients...<br><br>how can I do that?<br><br>how can I make the recipient's mail software to generate the HTML page I send ?<br><br>THANX

 

[AndyBo]

If you *have* to send it as HTML, then you need to find a mail client that can generate HTML mail.&nbsp;&nbsp;sendmail will not do this, as it a Mail Transport Agent.&nbsp;&nbsp;In other words, the only thing it does is send and receive e-mail.<br><br>Unfortunately, I don't know of any Unix/Linux based mail clients that do this, as I tend to work, as a rule, with text based mail only.<br><br>One thing to note is that if all you want to do is insert hyperlinks, then just type in the link address.&nbsp;&nbsp;Even in plain text mail, most mail clients these days are intelligent enough to parse hyperlinks. <p> <br><a href=mailto: > </a><br><a href= > </a><br>--<br>
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[arlequin]

Thank you very much for your answers...<br><br><br>In fact, the mail client software will probably run in Windows platforms (MS-OutlookExpress for example) and I want my mail to be rendered by that email client... <p>Arlequin<br><a href=mailto:arlequin@montevideo.com.uy>arlequin@montevideo.com.uy</a><br><a href=

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[AndyBo]

You should be OK, then.&nbsp;&nbsp;All that sendmail will do is pass along whatever messages you send to it, including HTML formatted.&nbsp;&nbsp;At the end of the day, HTML-mail is just standard plain text with HTML tags inserted, sent along with a copy of a plain text message.<br><br>One thing I would do if I were you is to give subscribers the option of receiving a plain text only message.&nbsp;&nbsp;As mentioned, every HTML mail also includes HTML tags and a copy of the message in plain text.&nbsp;&nbsp;Some people don't like to download all the extra text - they just want to see the detail.&nbsp;&nbsp;You could still include URLS in the message, and most modern mail readers will render these as hyperlinks to the person reading the email. <p> <br><a href=mailto: > </a><br><a href= > </a><br>--<br>
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[arlequin]

In fact I MUST a Newsletter designed as a web page, including links to images, URL etcetera.<br><br>I need to find the right way to send from my telnet-based RedHat terminal an email in HTML !! <p>Arlequin<br><a href=mailto:arlequin@montevideo.com.uy>arlequin@montevideo.com.uy</a><br><a href=

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[gwood]

profwannabe,

There is a great downloadable example at allaire that uses fusebox for this type of stuff.Here is one that i have used it for

http://www.manlynet.com.au/calendar/calendar.cfm?FUSEACTION=showcalendar

Greg