Is HTML E-mail Still Evil? · Slashdot Mirror

Posted by Cliff on Saturday May 14, 2005 @05:42AM from the my-MUA-has-turned-into-a-browser dept.

Charlie Campbell asks: "My boss is pretty adamant about getting HTML newsletters to our clients; and, I'm pretty adamant about finding an alternative. I can understand the benefits in HTML mail from a designer's (mine) and marketing standpoint (that of my boss); yet, based on foreseeable issues with recipient software, mail filters, dial-up connections, etc. I feel that the risks outweigh the benefits. We've all heard this a million times... but is it now an outdated concern? Should I trust our client-base to be fully equipped for such a mailer? Should I worry about improper delivery marring our professional image? Is there anyone documenting the issue from a current-day perspective?"

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How to make an html email? by Free_Trial_Thinking · 2005-05-14 06:26 · Score: 0, Offtopic

How do I write a python script that will send an html email? i.e. how do you tell the email client that your email is html formatted? I tried just putting html into the body but it didn't work.