Clients - Bless 'em

Rupert · 04-05-2001, 05:50 AM

Hi All,
I have a client who is hell bent on mailing out a Flash 4 or 5 file embedded in an HTML e-mail. Personally I think this is ... how you say... Stupid?! I think people should get a choice of what they see rather than having it rammed through their e-mail software. But anyway... I have found this works on a PC using Outlook Express but not on a Mac using the same software.

What I would like to do is gather some information on how this works on other system setups (Eudora, Netscape etc.) or indeed if it does at all. Then I can go back to my client and alert them to the pro's and con's of doing this and hopefully pursuade them to try an alternate delivery method.

Does anyone have any info about Flash in HTML e-mails that might help me?

Many thanks,
Rupert

Jesse · 04-05-2001, 08:43 AM

I can tell you it doesn't work in Netscape 4.75 Messenger.
Thank God!

Cheers

Jesse

Rupert · 04-06-2001, 01:29 AM

Well, I went back to my client and let them know that it doesn't work in Netscape as you said, and when my client heard this and remembered that his boss used Netscape - there was this sudden (very mysterious) change of heart. Beautiful.

Thanks Again.
Rupert

04-05-2001, 08:43 AM	#2
Jesse Administrator Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Australia Posts: 8,612	I can tell you it doesn't work in Netscape 4.75 Messenger. Thank God! Cheers Jesse __________________ Cheers Jesse Stratford ActionScript.org Cofounder Email: presented in this way to stop spam-bots: My email is composed of my first name (jesse) followed by my last name (stratford) followed by @ followed by actionscript.org Please don't email or PM me Flash questions, that's what the Forums are for! Please don't rely on me reading my PMs either. Email me about important stuff.

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04-05-2001, 05:50 AM	#1
Rupert Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 618	Hi All, I have a client who is hell bent on mailing out a Flash 4 or 5 file embedded in an HTML e-mail. Personally I think this is ... how you say... Stupid?! I think people should get a choice of what they see rather than having it rammed through their e-mail software. But anyway... I have found this works on a PC using Outlook Express but not on a Mac using the same software. What I would like to do is gather some information on how this works on other system setups (Eudora, Netscape etc.) or indeed if it does at all. Then I can go back to my client and alert them to the pro's and con's of doing this and hopefully pursuade them to try an alternate delivery method. Does anyone have any info about Flash in HTML e-mails that might help me? Many thanks, Rupert


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04-06-2001, 01:29 AM	#3
Rupert Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 618	Well, I went back to my client and let them know that it doesn't work in Netscape as you said, and when my client heard this and remembered that his boss used Netscape - there was this sudden (very mysterious) change of heart. Beautiful. Thanks Again. Rupert