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Help with Images in HTML emails

HTMl emails and problems with images

         

feemgh

3:15 pm on Sep 23, 2002 (gmt 0)

10+ Year Member



How do you ensure that images sent in HTML emails can be viewed by the recipient?

Preferably the recipient should be able to view the email without being online so links to images on a server would not work?

Any help would be greatly received.

Many thanks

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BlobFisk

3:31 pm on Sep 23, 2002 (gmt 0)

WebmasterWorld Senior Member 10+ Year Member



Welcome to WebmasterWorld feemgh!

The main point, I think, is that there is no way of knowing if the recipient will ever see the html mail, as their mail client may not allow this type of MIME type, or they may have chosen (as I have!) not to allow html mail at all.

To facilitate people who cannot see html mail, a lihk to a page with the content of the mail is always beneficial.

Also, if you embed the images into your mail, you are creating a monster of download for them, in terms of file size! At least with a server link, the images come down sequentially while the user reads.

feemgh

3:42 pm on Sep 23, 2002 (gmt 0)

10+ Year Member



Thanks BlobFisk!

The problem is that some html emails do work in Outlook Express and some don't so it must be the way the images are linked. So it would also be helpful to know how this is done properly. Do you have any suggestions about where I could learn how to do this?

I understand what you are saying about html emails but sometimes you have to do whatever you're asked!

Many thanks

Fee

BlobFisk

5:13 pm on Sep 23, 2002 (gmt 0)

WebmasterWorld Senior Member 10+ Year Member



I know what you mean about doing what you're asked... sometime you have to go against everything you know to be wrong and do as the client wishes!

As for linking in html mails:

  • Make sure that all your links use an absolute path (http://www.myserver.com/images/image.gif), and not a relative path (/images/image.gif)

  • Make sure that there is no image linking to you local machine (file:///c:/myfiles/images/image.gif)

    These are the most commonly made errors when people create html mails.

    Best fo luck with it!

  • feemgh

    7:00 am on Sep 24, 2002 (gmt 0)

    10+ Year Member



    Thanks again Blobfisk.