Re: Including images with mail() or pear mail

I don't like using images in emails too, but what the customer wants they get. Mark. "Johannes Schlueter" <php@schlueters.de> wrote in message news:200302062012.59058.php@schlueters.de... > On Thursday 06 February 2003 19:12, Mark McCulligh wrote: > > I have a little app that sends email, All images I link back to the site > > Example: <img > > src="http://www.site.com/images/pic1.gif"> > > > > I know that with the normal mail() and pear mail function you can attach > > the image with the email. > > My question is what is better. Linking the image back to the site is very > > easy, but is there any disadvantage to this option, that attaching the > > image to the email would fix. > > > > In short I am looking for the pros and cons to both methods. > > What comesfirst to my mind is: > > pro linking to Website: > - small mail > con > - user needs to be online to see it > - this kind of linking could be disabled (you could create a link > www.site.com?image?mail=32&user=USERID and you know > when and wether the user read the mail...) and some users > could dislike this > > Best: Don't use images in a mail ;-) (just my opinion...) > > johannes