Bulk mailing an html announcement

peterpica · Joined: 26 Mar 2008 Posts: 5 Location: USofA

I'm bulk mailing html-based advertisements. I'd like to have an announcement PRECEDING my html code in the body of the bulk mailer message advising readers that if their mail client can't read the html rendered message below, that they can "click on the following URL" that will take them to the same advertisement, but through their web browser.

Can do? If so, how? Question

stanbusk · Site Admin Joined: 28 Dec 2005 Posts: 1961

Just write that text above the HTML code and select the Text/HTML format.

peterpica · Joined: 26 Mar 2008 Posts: 5 Location: USofA

Hi StanBusk.

Doesn't work. Already tried that.

Any other ideas?

Thanks.

stanbusk · Site Admin Joined: 28 Dec 2005 Posts: 1961

Why do you think it doesn't work?

peterpica · Joined: 26 Mar 2008 Posts: 5 Location: USofA

StanBusk:

Because I just tried it.

I typed in the message BEFORE the html code, previewed it in MaxP and it didn't appear; then actually sent the mail to myself as a test and it wasn't there.

Am I doing something wrong?

Here's what I did in the body of my MaxP message with the format set to text/html:

TESTING TESTING TESTING
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv=Content-Typ..........

etc. etc.

stanbusk · Site Admin Joined: 28 Dec 2005 Posts: 1961

The text only appear if you use a software that doesn't support HTML of course. Using Mac OS X Mail you can use the 'View->Message->Plain Text Alternative' to see that message. I haven't found a similar menu in Vista nor XP outlook yet.

peterpica · Joined: 26 Mar 2008 Posts: 5 Location: USofA

What can I say other than double-doah or as my girls used to say in grammar school... "ga-doy!"

Thank you very much for your help & solution.

Hava grate dey 2!

zmurman · Joined: 24 Apr 2008 Posts: 3

Similar issue, but I want the text to show up no matter what browser is used. I want to "personalize" the message with a "Dear [firstname] tag and then have the html formatted below that. As with Peterpica's issue, the text disappears on a browser dependent basis.

I am easily able to add text and html using my email client (Mozilla) but of course this doesn't allow for a blast.

TIA!

stanbusk · Site Admin Joined: 28 Dec 2005 Posts: 1961

This is not possible actually. You have to use your text with your tags inside the HTML code. A mail reader will never show both the text and the HTML.

zmurman · Joined: 24 Apr 2008 Posts: 3

Right you are! I looked at the email code and apparently Mozilla mail took the message I typed into the message body and turned it into html before sending.

Is there a mac email client you would recommend that I can get that will not work with html so I can test future efforts using the "If you can't read this email, click here..." option that will be typed into MBM before sending?

stanbusk · Site Admin Joined: 28 Dec 2005 Posts: 1961

Simply use Mac Mail. It has a menu under 'View->Message' that lets you display all alternatives. It is really handy!