AOL's Rules on HTML email

[rtroxel]

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]

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]

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]

>> 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.