[thelist] HTML Email Solutions

[Ron Dorman]

very nicely said James.

Ron D.


James Aylard wrote:

> Samir,
>
> > Friends don't let friends send HTML email.
>
>     Jim asked a very reasonable question about HTML email. IMO, although its
> use is easily and often abused, there is nothing intrinsically wrong with
> HTML email, as your response would seem to suggest.
>     I guess this is a bit of a rant, but I tire of web professionals
> attempting to dictate to others in absolute terms that implementing x (e.g.,
> HTML email, frames, tables, the marquee element) is bad and a clear sign of
> an unprofessional. In my experience, each of these has its place if
> implemented intelligently and appropriately, with an awareness of potential
> drawbacks.
>     It _is_ appropriate for a respondent to point out these drawbacks when
> the question is raised, especially if the one who asks appears unaware of
> the drawbacks. But a responsible developer shouldn't have to apologize or
> grovel when asking a reasonable question in order to avoid such reflexive
> criticism.
>     Fortunately, there's a lot less of this sort of thing on thelist than in
> many other corners of the web, but this seemed to be one of those cases.
>
> <tip type="Microsoft KnowledgeBase Updates" author="James Aylard">
>
>      If you work with any Microsoft products or technologies, or just want
> to know about the latest support issues with IE, there is a free service
> available that will notify you of any new or updated Microsoft KnowledgeBase
> articles in the categories of your choice. This is a non-Microsoft service
> named KBAlertz which has a fully searchable web site and provides updates by
> email (with the option of choosing text or HTML format). Typically the
> service sends an email once a day in a digest format.
>
> http://www.kbalertz.com/
>
> </tip>
>
> James Aylard
>
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