Any know html issues with email??

[Goalie3533]

I'm looking to create emails using html but I want to make sure the html won't be a problem for any of my customers.
So, if I just use basic html, will it always show up properly and if it doesn't, will those customers who can't view it at least be able still see the text?

Thanks in advance.

-Goalie35

 

[WizyWyg]

Disadvantages of html emails:

1. You use up a persons email inbox space by creating html ladened emails. What was a nicely done 2 kb text message will now be bloated to 12 kb because of html.
2. Many users use non-html rendered email programs. That means, your message, even as nice as you want it to look, will just show up as code to the person receiving it, if they have an email program that doesn't render HTML or filters in place that strip HTML out of emails (i have both).
3. HTML emails have also known to be dumped by many servers set-ups because of potential for malformed code, webbugs, tracking, spyware, and of course viruses.

If you want HTML, make a page, and host it at your site; send a text email to your receivers that a new message is waiting for them and to visit it a link you provide.