[Sigia-l] Images in HTML newsletters

[Skot Nelson]

On Jun 1.2005, at 21:35, Listera wrote:


> As you may know, broadband overtook dial-up a few months ago at  
> least in the
> U.S.
>

so? the U.S. is only one country.

and there are still millions of users who aren't using it. unless  
your target market specifically addresses only broadband users, you  
probably still have to deal with hundreds or thousands or millions of  
users who are on dial-up.


>> Having said that, I use HTML mail more so now than ever before.
>>
> And I've set my mail reader to strip pictures from HTML mail not  
> coming from
> those in my address book.
>

good for you. i'll make sure i tell my mother to call you when she  
wants to know how to do the same thing. i've got way too much to do  
to do phone support.


>
>
>> Generally speaking, people seem more receptive to it
>>
>>
>
> It's that simple: the power of graphical presentation.
>

I don't think it's entirely that simple, but as I've said I agree  
with the effectiveness.

Frankly, I consider HTML mail a crutch for creating decent layouts -  
it takes me less work, because I can use HTML rather than relying on  
ASCII formatting, which is time consuming (in addition to being less  
versatile.)
--
Skot Nelson
skot at penguinstorm.com