Which do you prefer? or don't care?
Ask HN: HTML styled newsletters? or Plaintext?
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Re: Ask HN: HTML styled newsletters? or Plaintext?
#2+1 Plain text.
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#3+1 Plaintext using Markdown syntax.
Re: Ask HN: HTML styled newsletters? or Plaintext?
#4This is something you really have to test. You can ask, but people often think one thing but react differently.
Re: Ask HN: HTML styled newsletters? or Plaintext?
#5+1 Plaintext using Markdown syntax.
Interesting -- are there email clients which can process Markdown and display the body with its intended styling?
Re: Ask HN: HTML styled newsletters? or Plaintext?
#6I prefer creating plain text emails.
I prefer reading lightly styled html emails.
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#7Re: Ask HN: HTML styled newsletters? or Plaintext?
#8You can send both formats, and in fact, if you send text/html, you should send a text/plain copy as well. As one of the remaining mutt users out there, nothing annoys me more than html mail. I don't read it.
Re: Ask HN: HTML styled newsletters? or Plaintext?
#9Most HTML email I receive also has a text version. I prefer text, but I don't see why you can't do both.
Re: Ask HN: HTML styled newsletters? or Plaintext?
#10I much prefer plain text, but this really depends on your target audience.
Based on personal experience I believe those who don't live and breathe this stuff 24/7 prefer a little window dressing.
If it is styled, I recommend minimizing the amount of scrolling required to reach your text. (For example, I don't see much value in a large header mit logo.)
But test, and ask the same question of your prospective readers, if possible.