Sending HTML Newsletters via Outlook Express

If you use outlook express to send your email newsletters, there is a very good chance that they are going directly to the trash. Your hard work and dollars wasted!!

When you send email messages from Outlook Express, the default setting is to include images as attachments. So if your HTML file calls 1 image or 30 images, each will attach itself to the email. This happens without your doing anything - so even if your HTML is perfect, Outlook Express will override it.

This clunky html message with a bunch of images attached clearly indicates to the recipient's spam filter that this message is most likely spam.

How to remedy?

TOOLS... OPTIONS
Click the SEND tab
Under mail sending format make sure HTML is checked.
CLICK THE HTML SETTINGS BUTTON
Make sure “Send pictures with messages” is NOT checked.

CLICK OK
You return to Options dialog box
CLICK OK
You return to your application.