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ryandowney

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I am a bulk mailer novice and need some guidance. I have created a web page to use as a newsletter and it displays for most people just fine. But I am getting emails from some people saying it wont display (just a red x). I want to know what may be causing this (security in Windows?) and also how to format my message body to display some plain text alternative. I am an HTML novice and have been cheating by using Freeway for years now. Can someone offer some help?

Thanks
 
stanbusk

stanbusk

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So the image in your message is referenced by the 'http://www.toastrock.com/Resources/emailimage.jpeg' url, right?
 
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ryandowney

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All I did was build a web page using Freeway and uploaded to my site. I am just pasting the web page url in my email message and selecting webpage as the format. The page itself has several objects in it. An jpg and a gif object with text. Will bulk mailer only reference a single image when using webpage format?
 
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ryandowney

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Another question. What is the syntax for putting in alternate text in the body of the message for folks who can't view the webpage? I tried adding it in but how do I test the alternate text? Will it only show up if the mail client won't display the webpage?
 
stanbusk

stanbusk

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Yes, the text only shows up when no HTML rendering is available. Some applications let you see that alternative. What software do you use?
 
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ryandowney

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I am using Freeway to build the web pages and I am viewing with Safari. In Bulk Mailer, what code do I add to enter the text alternative? Does it go after the webpage url in my message body? I am an HTML noob.
 
stanbusk

stanbusk

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I mean what Email software do you use to receive your messages? About your question, to add an alternative plain text version add two line-breaks and the text right below.
 
stanbusk

stanbusk

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You say you are using the Web Page format, right? If so, what are those <BR> for? Use:
Code: 
http://www.toastrock.com/emailtemplate.html 

See http://www.toastrock.com for all the band info 
you need!
 
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ryandowney

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Okay. I wasn't sure if the line breaks were required even in the web page format. So, any text appearing after the URL will display only if the web page info cannot be displayed in a given email browser?

Thanks for all the help and patience.
 
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hottentot

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That's the right thread for me!

Hi!

I also use the Web Page format and i like to include the alternative plain text version.

That's the content of my message window:

http://www.ccdisplay.de/cdshop/index.ph ... &chapter=0

light+building 2008
Mobile Messe- und Displaysysteme !
Attrak...

and so on.

I'm using MacOSX Mail for testing, saying "Don't show pictures that are not saved local" or something like that (I don't know the exact translation in english).

Result:
The mail shows the HTML-Content without any pictures, but not my alternative text as described above.

Thanks a lot for any suggestions and answers in advance!

Best wishes from Europe
Marko
 
stanbusk

stanbusk

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No, the alternative text is not visible. It is explained here: What is the Text/HTML format for the Text/HTML format. Mac OS X Mail lets you see that alternative text thru the 'View | Message | Plain Text Alternative' menu.
 
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