LangaList, November 2, 2006

Heads Up! Mailing Test Coming!

PLEASE NOTE: The LangaList is merging on Nov. 16, 2006, with the Windows Secrets Newsletter, as I described in the previous issue. I'll be the editor of the combined publication, and the current editor -- Brian Livingston, the co-author of 10 "Windows Secrets" books -- will be editorial director. For full information, including how to set your anti-spam whitelists, please see http://langa.com/newsletters/2006/2006-10-30.htm#1

Next week, on Nov. 6 or 7, you'll receive an issue entitled, "This is a Test." This test message will show you a simple format we've developed to display HTML content and images properly in virtually all e-mail programs. HTML is the format used in most past paid issues of LangaList and all issues of the Windows Secrets Newsletter. Beginning with my Nov. 9 issue of the LangaList, all subscribers, free and paid, will be upgraded to receive the newsletter in HTML format.

IF YOU DON'T WANT IMAGES AND HTML FORMATTED TEXT, please note that Microsoft Outlook and most other e-mail programs today allow you to disable images in messages and even convert HTML to plain text automatically. That would be a better alternative for you if (for some reason) you don't want to see any images in our upcoming newsletters. By processing the newsletter on your end, you have full control over exactly what you do or don't want displayed in your email, and can even make changes on the fly!

So, unless you use an outdated e-mail program that simply can't render HTML correctly, I hope you'll at least take a look at our HTML test issue.

If you do use a very old e-mail program such as Lotus Notes 5, WebTV, or Pine, or you just don't want the HTML version, you can use the following link to visit your Windows Secrets & LangaList preferences page and switch to the plain text Notify-Only version. If you do this before Nov. 6, you'll receive a plain text notification to read each new issue on the Web; the test issue and all future issues will simply notify you to read each issue in a Web browser:

If you haven't already done so, please set your preferences now:
http://windowssecrets.com/langa/prefs/

But again, the HTML version is the most flexible, as it puts you in full control over exactly what's displayed and what's not!