| . |
|
|
|
|
|
|
.
Faster mailing so that images is being download while recipients view the message by embedding commands into images to download while recipients are viewing their messages. It is a popular method used by many emailers, because formatted HTML emails can be sent-out much faster (smaller file). The advantage - Able to send email messages much faster.
Disadvantages: |
|
|
When recipients closed their email program and later reopen and view the message off-line, they won't be able to see any images. If your ISP charges you by the amount of bandwidth used, additional bandwidth will be incurred because of images being downloaded from your site. Unless your message are for short-time consumption and if you don't intend to store those images in files, your recipients won't be able to see the images again whey they decide to view the message at a later date. How to embed command into images? The first step is to create a file, folder, webpage or site in your web server to store your images. Give a date or name to each file, folder, webpage, etc. so that you will know which folder is for which email message. Next step is to create your HTML email message or newsletter as usual with all your images or photos, and then embed the commands for each image to be downloaded from your website server webpage, folder, etc. This is how it is done, what ever HTML program you are using to composer your HTML email message (MS Front Page, Netscape Composer, Dream Weaver, 1st Page etc.) Click on the >image >properties >picture source and enter your command, (below example) where the image is stored. |
|
|
After embedding the command you will get to see this>> Examples:
It is recommended to have an alternative representation to any photos or images, so that when your message is viewed off-line a text description (see image four) can be seen instead of just an empty box with an X (image three).
Tips: Use small images or slice them for faster downloading. To create HTML webpage and email without having to learn Hypertext Markup Language, free software are available for download from; 1st Page at
www.evrsoft.com or
Netscape Composer - utility of Netscape Navigator browser. Testing: After you have embed the command, it is quite simple to test if it is working. Start-up your email client, for example: Outlook Express, copy and paste the image with the embedded command and email it back to your self. To embed tracking command to track your email message click through see email tracking
Codes to auto pop-up a new window and direct the recipient to any specified website. Open a new browser window automatically when recipient view the message. By embedding (digram-1) this code into your HTML email, to auto open a specified browser window size without displaying the address bar. Embed this code between the <body> Tag and replace mywebsitezzz.com with your own site and you can change the browser window size as well.
<BODY onload="window.open('http://www.mywebsitezzz.com', To open a new browser window and direct the view to your site, use below command codes between the <body> Tag <BODY onload="window.open('http://www.mywebsitezzz.com')">
How prevent displaying any "linked site" Auto open a new browser window to display your website when recipient view message and when mouse is move over any hyperlink in the HTML message, it won't show any links in the browser "Status Bar". Embed this code (diagram-2) between the <body> Tag and replace mywebsitezzz.com with your own site. <BODY oncontextmenu="return false" onselectstart="return false" ondragstart="return false" onmouseover="window.status=''; return true"onload="open('http://www.mywebsitezzz.com')">
Diagram-2
|
|
|
(and
need to be on-line before you can see the image).
