The Web Design Group

... Making the Web accessible to all.

Welcome Guest ( Log In | Register )

 
 Reply to this topicStart new topic
> email blast, help email blast
adobaelah
post Mar 10 2008, 08:22 PM
Post #1


Novice
**

Group: Members
Posts: 20
Joined: 28-September 07
Member No.: 3,923
Hello,


I am trying to create an email blast, and send it out through a web mail provider ( hotmail ).


All I am trying to do for now, is just sending images and text out, I dont need forms. I know that e-mail blast is a .htm page with text and images, then you put the images on the server so it loads properly. but, how do you paste a .htm file on the body of your e-mail?? do you need a outlook or other special software that would be able to real HTML codes?

Thank you for your help.
User is offlinePM
Go to the top of the page
Toggle Multi-post QuotingQuote Post
Darin McGrew
post Mar 10 2008, 08:47 PM
Post #2


WDG Member
********

Group: Root Admin
Posts: 8,365
Joined: 4-August 06
From: Mountain View, CA
Member No.: 3
Check your TOS. It may prohibit automated email systems.
User is offlinePM
Go to the top of the page
Toggle Multi-post QuotingQuote Post
Frederiek
post Mar 11 2008, 03:27 AM
Post #3


Programming Fanatic
********

Group: Members
Posts: 5,146
Joined: 23-August 06
From: Europe
Member No.: 9
An article of interest might be: Problems Sending HTML Email With Microsoft Outlook?, found through the links at the end of Sitepoint's excellent article How to Code HTML Email Newsletters.

This post has been edited by Frederiek: Mar 11 2008, 03:29 AM
User is offlinePM
Go to the top of the page
Toggle Multi-post QuotingQuote Post
Brian Chandler
post Mar 11 2008, 09:31 AM
Post #4


Jocular coder
********

Group: Members
Posts: 2,460
Joined: 31-August 06
Member No.: 43
QUOTE
I am trying to create an email blast,


What is an "email blast"?
User is offlinePM
Go to the top of the page
Toggle Multi-post QuotingQuote Post
Darin McGrew
post Mar 11 2008, 01:07 PM
Post #5


WDG Member
********

Group: Root Admin
Posts: 8,365
Joined: 4-August 06
From: Mountain View, CA
Member No.: 3
QUOTE
What is an "email blast"?
A canned precooked meat product made by the Hormel Foods Corporation?
User is offlinePM
Go to the top of the page
Toggle Multi-post QuotingQuote Post
Falkon212
post Mar 11 2008, 05:43 PM
Post #6





Group: Members
Posts: 7
Joined: 10-March 08
Member No.: 5,156
If I'm understanding you correctly, I'm quite sure no one here would want to help you do that, even if they knew how for whatever reason. No one likes spam and junk mail.
User is offlinePM
Go to the top of the page
Toggle Multi-post QuotingQuote Post
kryles
post Mar 12 2008, 03:32 PM
Post #7


Novice
**

Group: Members
Posts: 21
Joined: 30-November 07
Member No.: 4,437
It isn't always Spam and Junk. We send out notices to people who have ordered from us before and we send them online notices of new sales etc.

But we send to about 25,000 people if i remember correctly (we outsource or I would have helped ya)
User is offlinePM
Go to the top of the page
Toggle Multi-post QuotingQuote Post
adobaelah
post Mar 12 2008, 05:09 PM
Post #8


Novice
**

Group: Members
Posts: 20
Joined: 28-September 07
Member No.: 3,923
thanks a lot, maybe I need to download outlook or something. BTW, What is TOS??
User is offlinePM
Go to the top of the page
Toggle Multi-post QuotingQuote Post
Darin McGrew
post Mar 12 2008, 05:15 PM
Post #9


WDG Member
********

Group: Root Admin
Posts: 8,365
Joined: 4-August 06
From: Mountain View, CA
Member No.: 3
TOS: Terms of service.

See also the Wikipedia article.
User is offlinePM
Go to the top of the page
Toggle Multi-post QuotingQuote Post
adobaelah
post Mar 12 2008, 05:29 PM
Post #10


Novice
**

Group: Members
Posts: 20
Joined: 28-September 07
Member No.: 3,923
QUOTE(Frederiek @ Mar 11 2008, 03:27 AM) *

An article of interest might be: Problems Sending HTML Email With Microsoft Outlook?, found through the links at the end of Sitepoint's excellent article How to Code HTML Email Newsletters.


thanks frederiek, i think this will really help.
User is offlinePM
Go to the top of the page
Toggle Multi-post QuotingQuote Post
adobaelah
post Mar 12 2008, 05:35 PM
Post #11


Novice
**

Group: Members
Posts: 20
Joined: 28-September 07
Member No.: 3,923
according to the article, hotmail ( the account I am using ), should be able to read HTML e-mails. I think I will give it a try, and get back to you guys.
User is offlinePM
Go to the top of the page
Toggle Multi-post QuotingQuote Post
jimlongo
post Mar 15 2008, 03:16 PM
Post #12


This is My Life
*******

Group: Members
Posts: 1,128
Joined: 24-August 06
From: t-dot
Member No.: 16
You might also look into PhpList. Install it on your server to compose and send multi-part mime emails (both html and text together). It also has settings to throttle your sending rate so you don't overload the server that is sending . . . many webhosting servers and ISPs won't allow you to send a large batch of emails at one time.
User is offlinePM
Go to the top of the page
Toggle Multi-post QuotingQuote Post
pandy
post Mar 15 2008, 08:54 PM
Post #13


🌟Computer says no🌟
********

Group: WDG Moderators
Posts: 20,730
Joined: 9-August 06
Member No.: 6
QUOTE(adobaelah @ Mar 12 2008, 11:35 PM) *

according to the article, hotmail ( the account I am using ), should be able to read HTML e-mails. I think I will give it a try, and get back to you guys.


But you want to send it, not read it, don't you? I think they also have restrictions concerning bulk mail.
User is offlinePM
Go to the top of the page
Toggle Multi-post QuotingQuote Post
« Next Oldest · Markup (HTML, XHTML, XML) · Next Newest »
 

Reply to this topicStart new topic
1 User(s) are reading this topic (1 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members:

 

Display Mode: Standard · Switch to: Linear+ · Switch to: Outline

Track this topic · Email this topic · Print this topic · Subscribe to this forum

- Lo-Fi Version Time is now: 26th April 2024 - 02:06 AM
Invision Power Board © 2024  IPS, Inc.
Licensed to: HTMLHelp.com, LLC