How
to compose HTML email
In order
to be viewed as intended, html needs to be interpreted correctly by
the email programme.
To do this,
your html email header must tell the email programmes that the message
is html, not text. The text header should be replaced with the html
header.
Text header:
"Content-Type:text/plain; charset=us-ascii"
Html header:
"MIME-Version 1.0 Content-Type:text/html; charset=us-ascii"
Some email
programmes will do this automatically when composing html email (for
example, Outlook Express), others may not.
Alternatively,
you could send your html message as a file attachment. However, there
is an associated security risk with file attachments and the number
of recipients opening your attached message will be significantly lower.
The best method of sending html email is to use a dedicated email service,
like the one that we offer!.
One of
the best ways of composing html email is to use a specific web page
design programme. Dreamweaver and FrontPage are a couple of the most
popular.
Next section: Tips
for HTML messaging