25th February 2002
I've lamented the fact that Lotus Notes is the most unintuitive piece of garbage on the market - and I'm definitely not alone in this belief. For one, it can't handle HTML mail very well. Of course, some would say that this is a "feature, not a bug" - but I say it's an "annoyance, not a benefit." I have several safe HTML newsletters that I receive on a daily basis (ours included), but I can't see embedded images at all when I'm at TechTV. Perhaps you use an e-mail program that doesn't render HTML mails properly? Or, perhaps you're thinking of switching away from Outlook or Outlook Express? Best check to see if that "upgrade" will be to your liking. Our good friends at WOPR.COM (the ultimate Microsoft Office resource) have set up an e-mail alias which was designed to test your client's HTML capabilities. Blast a blank message to HTML @ WOPR.COM and wait a few minutes for it to come back with a diagnostic layout. Thanks again, Woody! By the way, Microsoft Knowledge Base article Q307594 may provide further insight for Outlook 2002 (XP) users who wish to render non-secure e-mail as plain text.