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JavaScript and Emails

Tuesday August 19, 2008
Email programs are very different to Web Browsers regarding JavaScript.

One format that most email programs support to send emails in is HTML. Just because you can use HTML in emails though doesn't mean that you can also use JavaScript as well. Yes some email programs do support JavaScript but there are some very good reasons why you should disable JavaScript in your email program if it hasn't already done that for you.

JavaScript and Emails
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September 4, 2008 at 11:48 am
(1) AJ says:

Thank you so much for the info. I’m currently trying to embed a survey in the email body for one of our clients where javascript is used for validation and and some other functions. I’ve tested this in my Outlook and Gmail but none of the functions are being passed.

September 4, 2008 at 12:08 pm
(2) AJ S. says:

Thank you for the info. I’m currently working on a survey that’s embedded in the HTML email body for one of our clients, which uses javascript. I tested this in my Outlook and Gmail and none of the functions work.

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