question on downloading MIME multipart messages

question on downloading MIME multipart messages

am 05.09.2007 19:08:51 von Johnny

hi all


If I send an email as a MIME multipart message what does it happen
when a
recipient uses a text only version email client?
Does his client download only the text part of the messagge or also
the HTML one even
if he will never see it?

I am asking that because I am using a very useful php class to send
newsletters as MIME messages considered , however I am getting
concerned about users with
mobile email clients who pays for the size of their downloads rather
than on connecting time.

If someone has to download also the full html part of the message
using his smartphone, it cold cost him a lot of money for each
message, therefore I should go back to ask users to choose which email
version they want to receive when they register to the newsletter
service and then have to make two separate deliveries, one for the
html
version and one for the text only emails
Thanks in advance

Johnny

Re: question on downloading MIME multipart messages

am 05.09.2007 19:26:39 von Mark Crispin

If the mobile client user has a smart IMAP client, then he will never
download the extra stuff. If he has a POP3 client or a stupid IMAP
client, then it will do the extra download.

The latter is the majority. Very few people have smart IMAP cients.

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