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Re:Show HN: MailLord – Pixel Perfect HTML Email Editor by mantlepro on Sunday September 29, 2019 @04:48PM (#21109545)
In addition to HTML, extra care should be taken for plain text rendering as well. Many users disable HTML and images to minimize tracking and malware. I'd definitely prefer a well formated plain text email with the option of viewing in the browser or email client if desired.
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Re:Show HN: MailLord – Pixel Perfect HTML Email Editor by i_am_nomad on Sunday September 29, 2019 @04:51PM (#21109561)
Or, a “degraded” HTML, basically an HTML to markdown converter, that keeps text-like formatting and drops things like images, scripts, and the like.
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Re:Show HN: MailLord – Pixel Perfect HTML Email Editor by erichurkman on Sunday September 29, 2019 @07:17PM (#21110265)
Most ESPs offer some kind of html -> text rendering. Most suck.

Mandrill's was OK, and so far, so has Postmark.

But nothing beats a hand crafted text template.

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Re:Show HN: MailLord – Pixel Perfect HTML Email Editor by inferiorhuman on Sunday September 29, 2019 @07:50PM (#21110449)
Or, a “degraded” HTML

No, plain text will do just fine.

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Re:Show HN: MailLord – Pixel Perfect HTML Email Editor by highesttide on Sunday September 29, 2019 @05:09PM (#21109638)
I absolutely agree that plaintext email should be kept alive, but is it really "many" for 99% of companies? I'd be shocked if anyone I know told me they disable html emails, even when I do it myself most of the time.
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