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HTML email for those who receive text only

Sparklebug posted this at 05:14 — 14th October 2002.

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I have been asked to build an HTML email invitation to an event. I've managed to fuddle my way through to get the HTML working in an Outlook email using stationery ... however, I really want to include a line of text for those who receive text only emails which provides a URL to view the invitation online if they wish.

Is there a way to do this so that it only shows up for those with text only? Or what is the next best way to do it?

Thanks!

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Busy posted this at 06:11 — 14th October 2002.

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If you make a web page, and use this as your email base it will send both versions (text/html), the page has to be on the site if images etc are used or the local drive paths will be used.

try it out, in outlook express, click on message/new message using/web page

turn your text/html receive options on/off to test

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