[BeetleB]

>I worked on it for a bit and i can assure you email clients are the biggest shit.

All the complaints you listed are features in my book. The only problem is that they even allow what they do.

[patrickmay]

Exactly. There is no way in hell I want JavaScript running in my email.

[thefalcon]

You will never convince me that Microsoft rendering HTML using the MS Word engine is a feature.

[bertolo1988]

I had nightmares about this during the project. I am not even joking.

[thefalcon]

You don't have to convince me. Writing HTML e-mails, especially for higher ups that have no concern for the limitations of the platform, is awful. This is why I just insist on using Mailchimp templates these days[1]. They've done the hard work, it just works (usually), let's just focus on content.

[1]Pick your poison, but I find Mailchimp a great mix of easy to use, flexible, and functional.