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Mike -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [NF] Email Question From: Jeff Johnson <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Date: 7/21/2012 3:16 PM On 07/21/2012 12:08 PM, Ted Roche wrote: > On Sat, Jul 21, 2012 at 2:34 PM, Jeff Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The question is, do you really need to send a multi part message - HTML >> & plain text - in order to guarantee that everyone will be able to view >> your email properly? > To ensure the maximum compatibility, I'd recommend the multi-part, > assuming you need to send HTML at all. A number of business clients > who are sending out routine business correspondence find text to be > sufficient, but if you're selling things, HTML mails supposedly have a > better conversion rate. > > I would expect blind or readers of limited visual acuity to appreciate > text-only (or available) versions, too. > How would I go about testing plain text? My clients only render HTML as text and won't display the text part. I have Outlook, Thunderbird, Eudora and Gmail. Jeff --------------- Jeff Johnson [email protected] (623) 582-0323 www.san-dc.com [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
