DJ (and any others in the know),
Can you tell me about the program that you are using (or can recommend using) to spice up your e-mails with graphics? I don't want something as elaborate as you are doing DJ, but want the ability to make the auto-response e-mail from cPanel as well as possibly any e-mail I send to clients/potential clients a little more interesting with graphics, etc. What software do you recommend, or is this even an option with cPanel?
Nathan
Full Version: Creative looking e-mail - HOW?
I wish Mac's made it easier to do b/c I'd spice up all my emails!It's called an HTML email and the way I mass send them is through a program called Max Bulk Mailer and it has worked really well but I'm sure there are dozens of options out there.
If you're wanting to send them as an auto response then all you'll need to do is create a webpage with full URL links to all the files and then past the code into the "auto-responder" area inside of cPanel and be sure to click the little HTML box!
For an example of my last away message send an email to away@davidjay.com
...here's the code I use and it's really nice b/c all that I have to edit is the one little line that says, "I'll be in Detroit, MI until April 18th and then in San Diego, CA until April 22nd." b/c all the rest stays the same!
| CODE |
| <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html;charset=iso-8859-1"> <meta name="generator" content="Adobe GoLive"> <title>David Jay Away Message</title> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff"> <div align="center"> <table width="798" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" cool gridx="16" gridy="16" height="673" showgridx showgridy usegridx usegridy> <tr height="368"> <td width="32" height="368"></td> <td width="518" height="368" colspan="2" valign="top" align="left" xpos="32"><img src="http://davidjay.com/awaymessage/header.jpg" alt="" width="518" height="359" border="0"></td> <td width="247" height="563" rowspan="2"></td> <td width="1" height="368"><spacer type="block" width="1" height="368"></td> </tr> <tr height="195"> <td width="48" height="195" colspan="2"></td> <td content csheight="193" width="502" height="195" valign="top" xpos="48"><font size="-1">Hello :-)<br> <br> Thanks for writing!<br> <br> I'll be in Detroit, MI until April 18th and then in San Diego, CA until April 22nd.<br> <br> I'll do my best to keep up with email / voicemail and please contact <a href="mailto:tim@davidjay.com">Tim@davidjay.com</a> if you have any immediate questions.</font> <p><font size="-1">Blessings,</font></p> <p><font size="-1">DJ</font></p> </td> <td width="1" height="195"><spacer type="block" width="1" height="195"></td> </tr> <tr height="109"> <td width="32" height="109"></td> <td width="765" height="109" colspan="3" valign="top" align="left" xpos="32"><img src="http://davidjay.com/awaymessage/footer.jpg" alt="" width="556" height="103" border="0"></td> <td width="1" height="109"><spacer type="block" width="1" height="109"></td> </tr> <tr height="1" cntrlrow> <td width="32" height="1"><spacer type="block" width="32" height="1"></td> <td width="16" height="1"><spacer type="block" width="16" height="1"></td> <td width="502" height="1"><spacer type="block" width="502" height="1"></td> <td width="247" height="1"><spacer type="block" width="247" height="1"></td> <td width="1" height="1"></td> </tr> </table> <p></p> </div> </body> </html> |
Thanks for the all the emails last night and today! 
I hope the auto-responder worked like it's supposed to!
Let me know if you encountered any issues!
I hope the auto-responder worked like it's supposed to!
Let me know if you encountered any issues!
Thanks DJ! I think I'm going to have my website designer put together code for me that I can use on our e-mails, like you have done for your away messages. What program did you say you used to put together that graphic?
By the way, I really envy your ability with HTML and Flash. How did you learn the codes?
I actually don't know coding at all...I just make all my (HTML) web pages in GoLive and then steal the code out of them and past them other places like in the autoresponder or in the MaxBulk Mailer thing.To do the layout of my booklist as well as the header and footer of the away message I used Apple's "Pages" program which is basically Microsoft Word for Apple. It has a few cool predesigned layouts in it so I just modified one with my own pictures and it worked!
That's really funny! And here I thought that you were some genius who not only knew photography but just so happened to have picked up code on the side... 
That's a great idea! Maybe I can do the same thing with Front Page.... Thanks!
Nathan
That's a great idea! Maybe I can do the same thing with Front Page.... Thanks! Nathan
| QUOTE (Nikon Geek @ May 4 2005, 03:37 AM) |
| Maybe I can do the same thing with Front Page.... Thanks! Nathan |
Nathan, you do NOT want to use the HTML that Front Page generates as an example of what to do. It's crap! If you don't want to learn HTML, I would recommend that you use one of the Adobe products for HTML generation; they are much better.
| QUOTE (Nikon Geek @ May 4 2005, 04:37 AM) |
| That's really funny! And here I thought that you were some genius... |
The more you get to know me the more you'll realize that I don't know crap!
Just ask Tim! He only comes for the candy...I realized that this week after he nearly polished off the HUGE candy bowl and then decided to take a vacation! He must be waiting for me to fill the bowl before he comes back...
LOL! Tim is smarter than me! I was working for you before you even HAD a candy bowl!!
The candy bowl is overrated!
:-)
:-)
Hey! I got this set up too....Pretty cool! Thanks DJ for showing us how to do this...
send an e-mail to away@chrishumphreys.com to check it out!
send an e-mail to away@chrishumphreys.com to check it out!
Dude! That's sick! I love it! 
Let me know if any of you encountered issues....I think some people might have firewalls set up that block the images....You should be able to disable them in your e-mail program.
Thanks DJ for showing us how to do 'em!!
Chris...I tried it but just got all the html codes.. 
What is it supposed to look like?
KK
What is it supposed to look like?
KK
DJ/Chris
I know this is an "old" thread, but I just tried your away messages and wanted to comment.
Cool idea! I'll need to experiment with my web design software to get the html codes for something like this. I sure would have liked to have a cool away email while in LA!
DJ's away message came to my inbox. Chris' away message came to my AntiSpam box. It could easily be as simple as DJ has sent an email before and is in my address book (I think).
Both emails looked great!
Faith
I know this is an "old" thread, but I just tried your away messages and wanted to comment.
Cool idea! I'll need to experiment with my web design software to get the html codes for something like this. I sure would have liked to have a cool away email while in LA!
DJ's away message came to my inbox. Chris' away message came to my AntiSpam box. It could easily be as simple as DJ has sent an email before and is in my address book (I think).
Both emails looked great!
Faith
Yea! Away Messages are really helpful....and it's fun to have one that is kind of an advertisement too! hehe!
Faith,
I'm glad you brought this one back to life! I'm so new to the world of Flash and html that this stuff is more helpful than any 300 page boring book I could read. I'm not a patient learner.
Kevin
I'm glad you brought this one back to life! I'm so new to the world of Flash and html that this stuff is more helpful than any 300 page boring book I could read. I'm not a patient learner.
Kevin
As DJ said away messages are really nice. I used to just have a standard text one, but the HTML really helps spruce it up a bit.
Faith, oddly enough your message came into my junk box as well!!
I'm not sure why our computers don't like each other! Strange though huh?
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