sending as e-mail

[proudusa]

I'm new to HTML and have created two sites thus far to get feet wet with HTML and CSS to start. I've recently written some HTML code for a simple newsletter that is to be sent out to a few clients. When i send it as a test the images and border aren't displayed.

Any suggestions on how to best send it out as an e-mail?

Thanks

 

[RISTMO]

Don't attach the images. Upload them to your website and use an absolute path. Something like this:

This >> <img src=&quot;

http://www.site.com/image.gif&quot;>

<< is an IMAGE.

If you use Outlook Express, it offers some options for sending HTML emails. Search its' help file for more on that.

Rick -----------------------------------------------------------

http://www.ristmo.com/

RISTMO Designs

http://www.arabchurch.com/

Arab Church

 

[JillC]

Ristmo's method will work but only if the users read their mail while they're online.

Much better method - use GroupMail (it's free) or other similar programs. You design your html page for your newsletter then use GroupMail to send it and all the images will be imbedded into the email. You can also send a text message at the same time in case the recipients can't receive html email.

Jill

 

[proudusa]

Thanks Jill

The idea is to send a newsletter not associated with the web page. Within the newsletter, we'll have links to the web page but the newsletter itself is not part of the web site.

I started creating in HTML and the other option i'm looking at is creating the newsletter in Word.

Is either option better than the other? I want to have the newsletter visibile as soon as they open the email, not as an attachment.

Thanks

 

[EdwardMartinIII]

Have you considered a very nice online HTML newsletter page, and then your e-mail newsletters are simple text, with highlights and links to the actual page?

This minimizes bandwidth for individual users (the fancier the e-amil newsletter, the more annoying to certain Luddites such as myself) and allows them to explore your site in the fashion in which you intend. You also don't have to worry about users who set their e-mail to not allow HTML or active content in e-mail (which is probably a large percentage nowadays...)

I receive many newsletters this way and I really appreciate them. I also receive newsletters loaded with lots of unnecessary garbage and that annoys me. I'm sure you wouldn't put garbage in your newsletters, of course.

Probably not the advice you were looking for...

Cheers,
Edward

&quot;Cut a hole in the door. Hang a flap. Criminy, why didn't I think of this earlier?!&quot; -- inventor of the cat door