Posts Tagged ‘Emails’

Tracking and Detecting Valid Mailboxes Through Html Emails

Back in the days when Windows 98 was the latest Microsoft operating system, HTML email messages accounted for a large number of infected Windows-based systems. Surprisingly, things have not changed much nowadays either. Accepting and displaying HTML email messages still pose a great deal of threats for email users, regardless of what operating system they are using, or if the latter is actually immune to an attack based on vulnerabilities of other systems.

To illustrate, here are some of the possible threats posed by the use of HMTL messages; including, but not limited to virus or other malware infections, which… Read More

What You Must Now About Text Vs. HTML Emails !

HTML messages allow for text formatting, multiple columns, images, and brand recognition.

They are growing in popularity and over 95% of customer email programs today will support HTML email. Unfortunately most spam is also formatted using HTML and thus differentiating between requested email and HTML spam messages can be difficult.

HTML emails are therefore more likely to trigger spam filters. According to email deliverability expert Dori Friend, you should NEVER use HTML email. Dori’s advice is supported by some studies.

A 2004 study by AWeber.com shows that plain text messages are undeliverable 1.15% of the time and HTML only messages… Read More

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