Comments on: Microsoft Breaks HTML Email Rendering in Outlook 2007 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/01/10/microsoft-breaks-html-email-rendering-in-outlook/ News, opinion, and fresh thinking for web developers and designers. The official podcast of sitepoint.com. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:16:39 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Wolfraider http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/01/10/microsoft-breaks-html-email-rendering-in-outlook/comment-page-4/#comment-924889 Wolfraider Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:46:37 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/01/10/microsoft-breaks-html-email-rendering-in-outlook/#comment-924889 The reason behind Microsoft using word for the rendering is because they are getting forced to remove IE from Windows. People are throwing fits that IE is included and tied into the OS and apps, stating that they are abusing their market share to force everyone to use IE. If they are forced to remove IE, outlook and other programs must use a different rendering engine. The reason behind Microsoft using word for the rendering is because they are getting forced to remove IE from Windows. People are throwing fits that IE is included and tied into the OS and apps, stating that they are abusing their market share to force everyone to use IE. If they are forced to remove IE, outlook and other programs must use a different rendering engine.

]]> By: Anime Fan http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/01/10/microsoft-breaks-html-email-rendering-in-outlook/comment-page-4/#comment-917696 Anime Fan Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:18:00 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/01/10/microsoft-breaks-html-email-rendering-in-outlook/#comment-917696 Can you provide more information on this? (Also i cant seem to find the RSS update feed, can someone please point it out if it even exists here? Can you provide more information on this? (Also i cant seem to find the RSS update feed, can someone please point it out if it even exists here?

]]> By: Sighing Deeply http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/01/10/microsoft-breaks-html-email-rendering-in-outlook/comment-page-4/#comment-900945 Sighing Deeply Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:59:31 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/01/10/microsoft-breaks-html-email-rendering-in-outlook/#comment-900945 It amazes me... does microsoft want to lose its loyal customer base or what? I am the head of a web/multimedia development department and now thanks to Microsoft's blatant attack on web developers (yes i consider it an attack whatever their reasoning) has just cost us and our clients hundreds of thousands of dollars. We have spent the last 2.5 years developing a high quality feature rich mailing client that allows businesses to send monthly newsletters to their subscribed client base. Now thanks to Microsoft's wonderful fast one, we are basically out of luck and so are our clients. We are just one of thousands of companies developing or using such mail systems to get good content out to a receptive audience. So, all those looking to capitalize on the virtues of quality mailed content Microsoft just sunk your boat. Why do this? One word... greed. Those of you mentioning that this is great because now you wont be bothered by html formatted emails think again... Now any secretary can assemble a non-professionally built, heavy, bloated email and can send it with ease. Instead of clean small easy to filter mailings you will be bombarded by heavy mailbox jamming "pretty" word documents of unfathomable size. When was the last time a secretary cared about optimizing images or came up with creative ways to shave 10k out of a document by reading a good book on css? Yea html mailings will be the least of your concerns... Can't wait to see how that fancy font translates or that 500k jpeg comes through. Newspapers trying desperately to find ways to survive also just got a stake through their heart. They can forget sending a meaningful mailing of daily news and generating revenue based on advertising now. Nice job Microsoft, good luck staying on top. Your strong arm, sensless, greed will kill you yet. In my opinion it couldn't come soon enough. Your last decent application has now been reduced to complete garbage and I for one will never recommend a single product you offer again. It amazes me… does microsoft want to lose its loyal customer base or what?

I am the head of a web/multimedia development department and now thanks to Microsoft’s blatant attack on web developers (yes i consider it an attack whatever their reasoning) has just cost us and our clients hundreds of thousands of dollars. We have spent the last 2.5 years developing a high quality feature rich mailing client that allows businesses to send monthly newsletters to their subscribed client base. Now thanks to Microsoft’s wonderful fast one, we are basically out of luck and so are our clients. We are just one of thousands of companies developing or using such mail systems to get good content out to a receptive audience. So, all those looking to capitalize on the virtues of quality mailed content Microsoft just sunk your boat. Why do this? One word… greed.

Those of you mentioning that this is great because now you wont be bothered by html formatted emails think again… Now any secretary can assemble a non-professionally built, heavy, bloated email and can send it with ease. Instead of clean small easy to filter mailings you will be bombarded by heavy mailbox jamming “pretty” word documents of unfathomable size. When was the last time a secretary cared about optimizing images or came up with creative ways to shave 10k out of a document by reading a good book on css? Yea html mailings will be the least of your concerns… Can’t wait to see how that fancy font translates or that 500k jpeg comes through.

Newspapers trying desperately to find ways to survive also just got a stake through their heart. They can forget sending a meaningful mailing of daily news and generating revenue based on advertising now.

Nice job Microsoft, good luck staying on top. Your strong arm, sensless, greed will kill you yet. In my opinion it couldn’t come soon enough. Your last decent application has now been reduced to complete garbage and I for one will never recommend a single product you offer again.

]]> By: Cosmin http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/01/10/microsoft-breaks-html-email-rendering-in-outlook/comment-page-4/#comment-900124 Cosmin Sun, 22 Mar 2009 13:04:06 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/01/10/microsoft-breaks-html-email-rendering-in-outlook/#comment-900124 The handy-dandy tool from Microsoft is a dead link... Gosh, I always wondered...WHAT IF the silly guys at Xerox never showed their idea with the GUI and mouse to Steve Jobs, or what if Steve never gave those 3 Lisas to Bill Gates with such a blind trust... maybe this would have never happened :( The handy-dandy tool from Microsoft is a dead link…

Gosh, I always wondered…WHAT IF the silly guys at Xerox never showed their idea with the GUI and mouse to Steve Jobs, or what if Steve never gave those 3 Lisas to Bill Gates with such a blind trust… maybe this would have never happened :(

]]> By: Samurai http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/01/10/microsoft-breaks-html-email-rendering-in-outlook/comment-page-4/#comment-870508 Samurai Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:58:25 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/01/10/microsoft-breaks-html-email-rendering-in-outlook/#comment-870508 What about ASCII animation? I think we should consider that business opportunity. Thanks, Microsoft, I'll start converting animated gifs into ASCII right now. What about ASCII animation? I think we should consider that business opportunity.
Thanks, Microsoft, I’ll start converting animated gifs into ASCII right now.

]]> By: Bilal http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/01/10/microsoft-breaks-html-email-rendering-in-outlook/comment-page-4/#comment-852837 Bilal Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:38:53 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/01/10/microsoft-breaks-html-email-rendering-in-outlook/#comment-852837 I'm done with Outlook 2007. Just uninstalled, now all is better. Those who can stop microsoft from telling them how to live, should act accordingly.. Afterall, There is more to life then using Outlook 2007. I’m done with Outlook 2007. Just uninstalled, now all is better.

Those who can stop microsoft from telling them how to live, should act accordingly..
Afterall, There is more to life then using Outlook 2007.

]]> By: Alex Krenvalk http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/01/10/microsoft-breaks-html-email-rendering-in-outlook/comment-page-4/#comment-846522 Alex Krenvalk Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:25:43 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/01/10/microsoft-breaks-html-email-rendering-in-outlook/#comment-846522 For solve this problems advise try-<a href="http://www.recoverytoolbox.com/cannot_view_mail_in_outlook.html" rel="nofollow">outlook problem cannot view emails</a>,some time ago my friends were in this situation and used as how as they said-it,tool helped their,as far as they know program is free,utility can help to extract all files with *.eml, *.vcf and *.txt extensions from *.ost file, when you cannot access your mail account, stored on Microsoft Exchange Server,will quickly scan all hard drives and find it. If current user has only one profile and its data is stored in a *.pst file, the path will be automatically displayed in the dialog box,can convert the data to a file with *.pst extension, that can be opened with any mail client, when cannot view Outlook emails. For solve this problems advise try-outlook problem cannot view emails,some time ago my friends were in this situation and used as how as they said-it,tool helped their,as far as they know program is free,utility can help to extract all files with *.eml, *.vcf and *.txt extensions from *.ost file, when you cannot access your mail account, stored on Microsoft Exchange Server,will quickly scan all hard drives and find it. If current user has only one profile and its data is stored in a *.pst file, the path will be automatically displayed in the dialog box,can convert the data to a file with *.pst extension, that can be opened with any mail client, when cannot view Outlook emails.

]]> By: Stan http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/01/10/microsoft-breaks-html-email-rendering-in-outlook/comment-page-4/#comment-838620 Stan Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:20:40 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/01/10/microsoft-breaks-html-email-rendering-in-outlook/#comment-838620 Well I send a newsletter out in HTML to subscribed users, and now it doesn't render in 2007. I send them from a CMS directly. This version just turned me right off Microsoft. Going to Mozilla. Well I send a newsletter out in HTML to subscribed users, and now it doesn’t render in 2007. I send them from a CMS directly.

This version just turned me right off Microsoft. Going to Mozilla.

]]> By: leslieshare http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/01/10/microsoft-breaks-html-email-rendering-in-outlook/comment-page-4/#comment-834120 leslieshare Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:43:30 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/01/10/microsoft-breaks-html-email-rendering-in-outlook/#comment-834120 Has anyone been able to find a work around for the textarea box which Microsoft Outlook doesn't render in HTML emails? We offer linking codes in textarea boxes in newsletters which our customers can copy and paste right from the communication. In Outlook 2007, unfortunately, the textarea boxes aren't rendered, so the code appears splattered over the communications, messing up the layout and making the communication look unprofessional. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Has anyone been able to find a work around for the textarea box which Microsoft Outlook doesn’t render in HTML emails? We offer linking codes in textarea boxes in newsletters which our customers can copy and paste right from the communication. In Outlook 2007, unfortunately, the textarea boxes aren’t rendered, so the code appears splattered over the communications, messing up the layout and making the communication look unprofessional. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

]]> By: Leslie http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/01/10/microsoft-breaks-html-email-rendering-in-outlook/comment-page-4/#comment-834104 Leslie Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:33:33 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/01/10/microsoft-breaks-html-email-rendering-in-outlook/#comment-834104 I have been running into constant problems with Outlook 2007 because it doesn't render the HTML code. Instead of packaging up linking code in a clean format in a text area box (which users can copy and paste right from the email) the code appears splattered all over the page in Outlook 2007 emails. It messes up the entire layout and makes our emails look completely unprofessional. Has anyone found an HTML alternative to the text area box that Outlook 2007 will recognize? I have been running into constant problems with Outlook 2007 because it doesn’t render the HTML code. Instead of packaging up linking code in a clean format in a text area box (which users can copy and paste right from the email) the code appears splattered all over the page in Outlook 2007 emails. It messes up the entire layout and makes our emails look completely unprofessional. Has anyone found an HTML alternative to the text area box that Outlook 2007 will recognize?

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