HTML tell a friend?

[streetglow]

Hi, when people are trying to "tell a friend" their friends will get a text-based email while I get a CC completely in HTML.
Is it possible (maybe in the admin or in the shop) to make the email in html?
Thanks,

Streetglow

[Ajeh]

I delete all HTML emails ...

This is not always a good thing to send HTML emails to people who do not know you ...

The code is designed that if the person recieving the email is unknown, then they get the TEXT email as they, themselves, have not specified otherwise ...

You would have to re-write the code to change this behavior ...

You may wish to think this through a bit as to whether that is a good idea or not ...

Others, on the other hand ... may think this the best way to send emails to the unsuspecting friend ... so many decisions ...

[crazycucumber]

I delete all HTML emails ...

This is not always a good thing to send HTML emails to people who do not know you ...

The code is designed that if the person recieving the email is unknown, then they get the TEXT email as they, themselves, have not specified otherwise ...

You would have to re-write the code to change this behavior ...

You may wish to think this through a bit as to whether that is a good idea or not ...

Others, on the other hand ... may think this the best way to send emails to the unsuspecting friend ... so many decisions ...

Can this be put in as an option in 1.3.7++++ ?

[Kim]

No. Essentially, a tell friend form is an open email relay and as such can be dangerous. Allowing HTML or any special characters in the email could allow the sending of viruses and other bad things. Besides- do your customers care if they can't send a note with HTML in it?

[emtecmedia]

Hi,

I understand the need for text emails but in my case I need to make it so that all people recieve html emails from the tell a friend feature. How would I go about doing that?

Thanks,
Brad.

[DrByte]

If you prefer to throw caution to the wind, you may force everyone to receive HTML-formatted emails against their wishes and in many cases end up in junkmail folders and have your server on blacklists, by doing the following:

/includes/functions/functions_email.php
approx line 118:

      if ($customers_email_format =='HTML') $customers_email_format='HTML'; // if they opted-in to HTML messages, then send HTML format

change to:

      if ($customers_email_format =='') $customers_email_format='HTML'; // if they opted-in to HTML messages, then send HTML format