Unfortunately, Eudora does not incorporate HTML into its mail viewer. Apart from the Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer Mail programs, most e-mail packages do not have this capacity. As Christmas is approaching, here are some alternative ways to send a similar surprise.
1. Attach an HTML document to your mail message. However, if there are graphics on the page, you will need to attach those as well.
2. Place a link to a Web page in the e-mail message -- clicking it should launch their Web browser. Most e-mail packages will recognise a Web address provided you have prefixed it with http://. If you don't have your own Web page, you can set one up for free using services such as Geocities (http://www.geocities.com).
3. If you don't want to create a Web page, use one of the many online greeting card services. The recipient is sent an e-mail telling them to go to a particular Web address set up specially for them. Often, they have to type in a password, so the greeting remains private. At the specified address, they will see your greeting card, which will remain there for a set period of time (often weeks or months).
Type "online greeting cards" into your favourite Internet search engine and you will find a good number of these services. Kodak provides a free electronic greeting card service through their site at [http://www2.idg.com.au/PCWHelp.nsf/byNoteIDlist/ http://www.kodak.com/digitalImaging/pictureThis/ (NB: the correct capitalisation is crucial for this site).
- Roy Chambers
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