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FatRod Bipolar (III) Inmate From: #UK SURREY Insane since: May 2002	posted 02-15-2005 14:24 not sure if this should be under site review as it is a code review really - feel free to move. Senario: Client wants to pay me cash money to design a HTML email template to use as stationary in Outlook. I have explained the problems with HTML emails (corporate plain text formatting, SPAM filters, Outlook 2003 blocking images, dial up users and linked images.. ect) and they want it. So... this is what i have done so far - before letting her lose in wild - any comments? am i missing anything. tested in hotmail, gmail and the mac mail programme. code: <div id="maincontent" style="width:100%; border:1px solid #999999; margin:3px; padding: 3px; font-family:Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:12px; color:#333333"> <img src="http://www.domian.co.uk/images/company_logo_email.gif" alt="company logo" align="right"> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Best regards,<br><br><br> USER NAME AND LETTERS AFTER NAME GO HERE<br> JOB TITLE GOES HERE<br> COMPANY NAMES GOES HERE<br> t. PHONE No. HERE<br> f. FAX No. HERE<br> e. EMAIL ADDRESS HERE<br> w. WEB ADDRESS<br> <img height=105 src="http://www.domain.co.uk/images/rgb_people_email.gif" width=187> <div id="compdisclaim"style="background-color:#eeeeee; border:1px solid #999999; padding: 3px; font-family:Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:9px; color:#666666; text-align:justify "> DISCLAIMER: This message and any attachments to it is intended only for the individual or company to which it is addressed and blah legal blah (Edited by FatRod on 02-15-2005 14:25)
hyperbole Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: Madison, Indiana, USA Insane since: Aug 2000	posted 02-16-2005 07:05 Shouldn't you close your <div ....>s? . -- not necessarily stoned... just beautiful.
FatRod Bipolar (III) Inmate From: #UK SURREY Insane since: May 2002	posted 02-16-2005 10:10 Just testing... er.. yer. code: <div id="maincontent" style="width:100%; border:1px solid #999999; margin:3px; padding: 3px; font-family:Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:12px; color:#333333"> <img src="http://www.domian.co.uk/images/company_logo_email.gif" alt="company logo" align="right"> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Best regards,<br><br><br> USER NAME AND LETTERS AFTER NAME GO HERE<br> JOB TITLE GOES HERE<br> COMPANY NAMES GOES HERE<br> t. PHONE No. HERE<br> f. FAX No. HERE<br> e. EMAIL ADDRESS HERE<br> w. WEB ADDRESS<br> <img height=105 src="http://www.domain.co.uk/images/rgb_people_email.gif" width=187> <div id="compdisclaim"style="background-color:#eeeeee; border:1px solid #999999; padding: 3px; font-family:Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:9px; color:#666666; text-align:justify "> DISCLAIMER: This message and any attachments to it is intended only for the individual or company to which it is addressed and blah legal blah </div> </div> (Edited by FatRod on 02-16-2005 10:13)
Rinswind 2th Maniac (V) Inmate From: Den Haag: The Royal Residence Insane since: Jul 2000	posted 02-17-2005 00:39 There is a realy good article over at ala about html/css emails: http://www.alistapart.com/discuss/cssemail/ Do take some time to read throught the comments, there is some good info in those. ------------------------------ Support Justice for Pat Richard
Pugzly Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: 127.0.0.1 Insane since: Apr 2000	posted 03-03-2005 03:05 Okay - I pay the bills these days as a Network Engineer, primarily focused on Microsoft stategies - heavy into Exchange & Outlook. Do they have an Exchange server? This could be done at the server level with some third party products. Quite nicely, I might add. Oh - and general consensus on email disclaimers is they don't hold up in court at all.

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FatRod
Bipolar (III) Inmate

From: #UK SURREY
Insane since: May 2002

posted 02-15-2005 14:24

not sure if this should be under site review as it is a code review really - feel free to move.

Senario:

Client wants to pay me cash money to design a HTML email template to use as stationary in Outlook. I have explained the problems with HTML emails (corporate plain text formatting, SPAM filters, Outlook 2003 blocking images, dial up users and linked images.. ect) and they want it.

So... this is what i have done so far - before letting her lose in wild - any comments? am i missing anything.

tested in hotmail, gmail and the mac mail programme.

code:

<div id="maincontent" style="width:100%; border:1px solid #999999; margin:3px; padding: 3px; font-family:Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:12px; color:#333333">



<img src="http://www.domian.co.uk/images/company_logo_email.gif" alt="company logo" align="right">



<br> <br> <br> <br> <br>



Best regards,<br><br><br>

USER NAME AND LETTERS AFTER NAME GO HERE<br>

JOB TITLE GOES HERE<br>

COMPANY NAMES GOES HERE<br>

t. PHONE No. HERE<br>

f. FAX No. HERE<br>

e. EMAIL ADDRESS HERE<br>

w. WEB ADDRESS<br>



<img height=105 src="http://www.domain.co.uk/images/rgb_people_email.gif" width=187>

    

<div id="compdisclaim"style="background-color:#eeeeee; border:1px solid #999999; padding: 3px; font-family:Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:9px; color:#666666; text-align:justify ">

DISCLAIMER: This message and any attachments to it is intended only for the individual or company to which it is addressed and blah legal blah

(Edited by FatRod on 02-15-2005 14:25)

hyperbole
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: Madison, Indiana, USA
Insane since: Aug 2000

posted 02-16-2005 07:05

Shouldn't you close your <div ....>s?

.

-- not necessarily stoned... just beautiful.

FatRod
Bipolar (III) Inmate

From: #UK SURREY
Insane since: May 2002

posted 02-16-2005 10:10

Just testing... er.. yer.

code:

<div id="maincontent" style="width:100%; border:1px solid #999999; margin:3px; padding: 3px; font-family:Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:12px; color:#333333">



<img src="http://www.domian.co.uk/images/company_logo_email.gif" alt="company logo" align="right">



<br> <br> <br> <br> <br>



Best regards,<br><br><br>

USER NAME AND LETTERS AFTER NAME GO HERE<br>

JOB TITLE GOES HERE<br>

COMPANY NAMES GOES HERE<br>

t. PHONE No. HERE<br>

f. FAX No. HERE<br>

e. EMAIL ADDRESS HERE<br>

w. WEB ADDRESS<br>



<img height=105 src="http://www.domain.co.uk/images/rgb_people_email.gif" width=187>

    

<div id="compdisclaim"style="background-color:#eeeeee; border:1px solid #999999; padding: 3px; font-family:Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:9px; color:#666666; text-align:justify ">

DISCLAIMER: This message and any attachments to it is intended only for the individual or company to which it is addressed and blah legal blah

</div>

</div>

(Edited by FatRod on 02-16-2005 10:13)

Rinswind 2th
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: Den Haag: The Royal Residence
Insane since: Jul 2000

posted 02-17-2005 00:39

There is a realy good article over at ala about html/css emails:
http://www.alistapart.com/discuss/cssemail/
Do take some time to read throught the comments, there is some good info in those.

------------------------------
Support Justice for Pat Richard

Pugzly
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: 127.0.0.1
Insane since: Apr 2000

posted 03-03-2005 03:05

Okay - I pay the bills these days as a Network Engineer, primarily focused on Microsoft stategies - heavy into Exchange & Outlook.

Do they have an Exchange server? This could be done at the server level with some third party products. Quite nicely, I might add.

Oh - and general consensus on email disclaimers is they don't hold up in court at all.

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