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FAQ for NewsLetter
- I'm under a firewall - I use Little Snitch, Netbarrier or a similar product
- I wish activate my built-in copy of sendmail or a similar tool
- Can I attach more than 1 archive to my messages?
- The images in my html message don't show up
- How can I send html messages?
- Can I send a single message to multiple BCC recipients?
- I'm under a firewall - I use Little Snitch, Netbarrier or a similar product
NewsLetter's email agent is a Perl script. So, "perl" will attempt to connect you to the Internet to deliver the message, and perhaps you use a product as Little Snitch which blocks the connection. You must instruct them to allow the connection, or emails won't be sent. Read your product's documentation.
Also, perhaps you activated your built-in copy of sendmail or postfix and your firewall doesn't allow outgoing connections in port 25 (the default port for smtp connections). Configure your firewall to allow such connections or tell your administrator to do it for you. Be careful with these tools, they are potential security holes. Make sure you know what're you doing before opening new ports in your system.
- I wish activate my built-in copy of sendmail or a similar tool
There are lots on information and how-to over the Internet. It does also exist a pretty utility called "Sendmail Enabler" (and also a "Postfix Enabler" for Panthers) which can do the job for you. Read carefully the documentation before doing it.
- Can I attach more than 1 archive to my messages?
Yes. After v. 1.0b2, NewsLetter supports multiple attachments.
- The images in my html message don't show up
You must put your images in a public place, so all the recipients can see them. If they are linked to your hard disk or you use relative links, it will be very difficult for the message find them.
For example, let's say that you will send Google's home page as your message. If you see the source code and take a look to the image, you will see:
<img src="/images/logo.gif" width=276 height=110 alt="Google">
This is a relative URL, and will only work inside the own Google's domain. You should use instead the full path to this image, so all users can see them, altering the related img tag:
<img src="http://www.google.com/images/logo.gif" width=276 height=110 alt="Google">
For your own images, the stuff is the same. Put them in a public place (typically a web server) and use the full path for the image (as, for example, <img src="http://www.myserver.com/myimage.jpg">).
For more info, take a look to the Quick Guide to create HTML messages.
- How can I send html messages?
It is very easy. Write your html code and place it in the body field. However, be careful! HTML messages MUST start allways with a "<html>" tag, or they won't be recognized. HTML messages will also support smart tags.
For more info, take a look to the Quick Guide to create HTML messages.
rts multiple attachments.
- Can I send a single message to multiple BCC recipients
Yes. Just take a look to the preferences window. |