I'd try not to use Word's html code unless you know the
intended recipients are using Microsoft products.
Word generates some non-standard html elements that only
work properly with MS browser rendering engines.
Better to use simpler html elements.
Darrell
Below are two examples of the above text as html code.
The first is the most simple, the second was generated by Word.
As you can see, using simpler HTML creates much smaller mail messages.
Example 1:
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<html><body>
I'd try not to use Word's html code unless you know the
intended recipients are using Microsoft products.
Word generates some non-standard html elements that only
work properly with MS browser rendering engines.
Better to use Html 3.0 - 4.0 and or Dtml elements.
Darrell
</body></html>
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Example 2:
[tt]
<html xmlns

="urn:schemas-microsoft-com

ffice

ffice"
xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com

ffice:word"
xmlns="
<head>
<meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252">
<meta name=ProgId content=Word.Document>
<meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 10">
<meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10">
<link rel=File-List href="WordHtml_Example_files/filelist.xml">
<title>I'd try not to use Word's html code unless you know the</title>
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o

ocumentProperties>
<o:Author>Darrell C. Greenhouse</o:Author>
<o:LastAuthor>Darrell C. Greenhouse</o:LastAuthor>
<o:Revision>1</o:Revision>
<o:TotalTime>1</o:TotalTime>
<o:Created>2004-03-06T23:18:00Z</o:Created>
<o:LastSaved>2004-03-06T23:19:00Z</o:LastSaved>
<o

ages>1</o

ages>
<o:Words>40</o:Words>
<o:Characters>234</o:Characters>
<o:Company>BlackHawk Computer Engineering</o:Company>
<o:Lines>1</o:Lines>
<o

aragraphs>1</o

aragraphs>
<o:CharactersWithSpaces>273</o:CharactersWithSpaces>
<o:Version>10.4219</o:Version>
</o

ocumentProperties>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:WordDocument>
<w:SpellingState>Clean</w:SpellingState>
<w:GrammarState>Clean</w:GrammarState>
<w:Compatibility>
<w:BreakWrappedTables/>
<w:SnapToGridInCell/>
<w:WrapTextWithPunct/>
<w:UseAsianBreakRules/>
</w:Compatibility>
<w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel>
</w:WordDocument>
</xml><![endif]-->
<style>
<!--
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{mso-style-parent:"";
margin:0mm;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";}
@page Section1
{size:612.0pt 792.0pt;
margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt;
mso-header-margin:36.0pt;
mso-footer-margin:36.0pt;
mso-paper-source:0;}
div.Section1
{page:Section1;}
-->
</style>
<!--[if gte mso 10]>
<style>
/* Style Definitions */
table.MsoNormalTable
{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";
mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;
mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;
mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-style-parent:"";
mso-padding-alt:0mm 5.4pt 0mm 5.4pt;
mso-para-margin:0mm;
mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
</style>
<![endif]-->
</head>
<body lang=EN-US style='tab-interval:36.0pt'>
<div class=Section1>
<p class=MsoNormal>I'd try not to use Word's html code unless you know the<o

></o

></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>intended recipients are using Microsoft products.<o

></o

></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o

> </o

></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Word generates some non-standard html elements that only<o

></o

></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>work properly with MS browser rendering engines.<o

></o

></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o

> </o

></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Better to use Html 3.0 - 4.0 and or Dtml elements.<o

></o

></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o

> </o

></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Darrell</p>
</div>
</body>
</html>
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