making html email newsletters.

[NZed]

I am looking for a tool or method of producing html email newsletters.
We have a club webpage and would like to follow the design through with
links.
Does anyone have a program or method of doing this that has been sucessful
for them ?
I am using FP2002 and outlook express.
Looking forward to your replies.
NZed
PS have tried pasting files from FP2002 but the links dont work.

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

Have you considered creating the newsletter online as part of your web, and
then just sending users a text based email with a link to the current
newsletter?

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[NZed]

Thanks...yes I did...dissadvantage being that I want a list of information
on the email with photos and updates then with links to updates on the
website.

Any suggestions for a program or a workaround with outlook express or
another program ?

NZed

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

You could still create a HTML email and send it but place all of your images
within your website, and then create absolute URL to them in your email.

I dislike HTML email, so I can not offer any additional suggestion or
workarounds.

I only sign up for newsletter, etc. that are available in plain text since
they take up more space on my HD. In most cases the emails come with a link
to the web site for the HTML version.

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[MS]

You could try designing you email in FrontPage and then copy the html code
into your email on outlook.

I believe that you will still need to check picture links as they will be
pointing to your local drive.

Alternatively you could use an online mailing list like
http://www.yourmailinglistprovider.com/

They allow you to create html email.

 

[John]

I agree with Tom in that you should use absolute hyperlinks. I do exactly
this with my weekly newsletter which is database driven and goes out to
around 8000 subscribers. However, I make sure that I make available both a
text and html version. All I do is open the applicable asp page and then
choose "send page" from within IE. Works fine. Don't forget to also make
your graphics absolute (for that page).

John