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AOL's Rules on HTML email

         

rtroxel

2:00 pm on Jan 29, 2004 (gmt 0)

10+ Year Member



AOL has strict rules about what you can and can't use in HTML EMail.

For example...

Here are the HTML objects that are not supported by the AOL Client mail:

ActiveX
Audio
External Style Sheets
Frames and IFrames
Java
Meta Refresh
Scripts: JavaScript, VBScript, Perl, etc.
Tooltips
Video

For full information on AOL's EMail policies, see this page:
[webmaster.info.aol.com ]

hartlandcat

3:14 pm on Jan 29, 2004 (gmt 0)

10+ Year Member



ActiveX
Audio
External Style Sheets
Frames and IFrames
Java
Meta Refresh
Scripts: JavaScript, VBScript, Perl, etc.
Tooltips
Video

I can't imagine why anyone would want to use any of those technologies in email, but I don't imagine that many email clients support many of those either.

tedster

8:05 pm on Jan 29, 2004 (gmt 0)

WebmasterWorld Senior Member 10+ Year Member



No, not so much legitimate need for these (although you'd be amazed at what some marketers will dream up) -- however many of those technologies have been part of various email exploits in the past. This is simply smart on AOL's part.

Thanks for the list and the link trroxel. A good reference.

g1smd

12:21 am on Feb 7, 2004 (gmt 0)

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>> I don't imagine that many email clients support many of those either. <<

... but many AOLers read their email online in a browser, and blocking those things really does help.