Re: AOL Problem

in email they only support certain tags see
http://webmaster.info.aol.com/index.cfm?section=3D2&article=3D50000000000=
0042

on the reply thing, you can get helper apps that do this for you, =
quoting in the reply has never been available aol.

Paul Roberts
http://www.paul-roberts.com
mail(at)paul-roberts.com
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----- Original Message -----=20
From: "Mamie Woo" <seller(at)sellerdoor.com>
To: "Teajai (TJ) Kimsey" <tkimsey(at)budgetwebsitedesign.com>; =
<hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2002 1:12 PM
Subject: Re: AOL Problem


> I think the worst thing about AOL html e-mail messages is that it=20
> doesn't always conform to html standards.  I've sent html messages =
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> appear fine for everyone else BUT AOL users.  (If anyone has any=20
> suggestions on this issue, please forward to me privately.)
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> Also, does anyone know why AOL users can't simply hit "REPLY" and send =

> the original message with their response?  There is no preference=20
> setting in AOL 6 to automatically do this.  In my contact with AOL=20
> technical support, the only suggestion they can give me is to copy and =

> paste the original message.  I'm not an AOL user, but this is a real=20
> pain in the --- and my people don't always remember to do this.  If=20
> anyone knows how to correct this problem, please let me know.
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> Teajai (TJ) Kimsey wrote:
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> >I don't know how many of the people on this list work with email =
marketing
> >for their clients but I got this as part of another list I belong to. =
 I
> >found this very interesting and will be working to find a way around =
this
> >problem as one of my clients has a list of over 9000 that she mails =
to once
> >a week and there are many aol addresses on the list.
> >
> >Anyway... on with the sharing:  apparently AOL 7 does not allow plain =
text
> >email, only HTML email.  So if it's plain text, the customer gets all =
of the
> >formatting and demime doesn't work on this version AOL.
> >_____________________
> >If that doesn't work, I think the story is clear enough
> >to give it to the on-line media; your comments and
> >suggestions welcomed.  See http://obri.net/aol .
> >
> >Jay O'Brien
> >______________________
> >
> >
> >
> >Teajai Kimsey
> >Managing Partner
> >Budget Website Design
> >www.budgetwebsitedesign.com
> >>From Concept to Completion & Beyond ~
> >316.944.8700
> >
> >
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