how to make background audio play in email?

[Lola]

Microsoft Outlook is my email program.

I am sending out a promotional flyer with an audio background mp3. I want
my 10-second mp3 audio file that accompanies the fyer to "automatically
play" when the email is opened up by the person receiving the email.

At this time, I can get the flyer to transfer to the email properly, but the
background won't play automatically when opened.
Here is the flyer: http://www.maxipriest.com/promoad.htm

How do I make this happen?

 

[Leif K-Brooks]

I am sending out a promotional flyer with an audio background mp3. I want
my 10-second mp3 audio file that accompanies the fyer to "automatically
play" when the email is opened up by the person receiving the email.

So basically, you want to make your customers and everyone else hate
you. I recommend that you either stop wanting that or castrate yourself.

 

[Leif K-Brooks]

castrate yourself

Sorry -- that part was definitely over the line in rudeness. I should
definitely consider thinking before I post.

 

[Travis Newbury]

Sorry -- that part was definitely over the line in rudeness. I should
definitely consider thinking before I post.

No you were completely correct

 

[Dan]

Microsoft Outlook is my email program.

I pity you for having to put up with that piece of crud.

I am sending out a promotional flyer with an audio background mp3. I want
my 10-second mp3 audio file that accompanies the fyer to "automatically
play" when the email is opened up by the person receiving the email.

If this is being sent out to the general public, they may be using a
wide range of different mail programs, many of which may be quite
incapable of "automatically" playing any sound files that might come in
along with messages. This incapacity may be intentional on the part of
recipients who don't want their eardrums assaulted by their e-mail.

At this time, I can get the flyer to transfer to the email properly, but the
background won't play automatically when opened.
Here is the flyer: http://www.maxipriest.com/promoad.htm

Yuck... In my browser (Mozilla Suite), at least, the text overlaps the
title graphic in a way that makes it unreadable.

 

[Roy Schestowitz]

I am sending out a promotional flyer with an audio background mp3. I want
my 10-second mp3 audio file that accompanies the fyer to "automatically
play" when the email is opened up by the person receiving the email.

So basically, you want to make your customers and everyone else hate
you. I recommend that you either stop wanting that or castrate yourself.

Sorry -- that part was definitely over the line in rudeness. I should
definitely consider thinking before I post.

No you were completely correct

Leif, many people to receive that E-mail will hear any sound. I can only
imagine what nasty HTML accompanies that flyer, so it will not be visible
to many either.

Those who can hear the sound will probably be annoyed. Am I the only one who
listens to music while using the computer?

People need to read more about the harms of Flash, sounds (even menu item
clunks), and Microsoft-specific traffic.

Roy

 

[The Magician]

Microsoft Outlook is my email program.

I am sending out a promotional flyer with an audio background mp3. I want
my 10-second mp3 audio file that accompanies the fyer to "automatically
play" when the email is opened up by the person receiving the email.

At this time, I can get the flyer to transfer to the email properly, but the
background won't play automatically when opened.
Here is the flyer: http://www.maxipriest.com/promoad.htm

How do I make this happen?

I'm not sure about in Outlook...but in Outlook Express, if you "Create a New Email", and go up to the new email's toolbar...
Hit "Format>Background>Sound...and a box opens up for you to browse for a sound, and configure it to plays X amount of times or loop it.
You can also change the email's background color, or add a background stationary or picture that same way.
Like I said...that's in OE... I haven't had Outlook on this machine for awhile now...so I forget.
But I'm almost positive there's something similar...or at least a similar workable soloution to doing it in Outlook.
If not...check the Help file.

Hope that helps.

 

[Roy Schestowitz]

I pity you for having to put up with that piece of crud.


If this is being sent out to the general public, they may be using a
wide range of different mail programs, many of which may be quite
incapable of "automatically" playing any sound files that might come in
along with messages. This incapacity may be intentional on the part of
recipients who don't want their eardrums assaulted by their e-mail.

Microsoft do not know the meaning of the word "obtrusive". That's why they
can't compete with Google, which stick to light-weight. That's also why
they are the victims of spyware, viruses, etc.

Yuck... In my browser (Mozilla Suite), at least, the text overlaps the
title graphic in a way that makes it unreadable.

The text overlaps very badly and is illegible. I tested it under Firefox,
which renders pages as correctly as any other browser could.

Roy

 

[Blinky the Shark]

Microsoft Outlook is my email program.

I am sending out a promotional flyer with an audio background mp3. I want
my 10-second mp3 audio file that accompanies the fyer to "automatically
play" when the email is opened up by the person receiving the email.

Have your victims opted into receiving promotional email from you?

 

[Blinky the Shark]

No you were completely correct

I'm with you. Granted, that might be an impossible task for "Lola", at
least with the most common meaning of the word.

 

[Adrienne]

Gazing into my crystal ball I observed Blinky the Shark

I'm with you. Granted, that might be an impossible task for "Lola", at
least with the most common meaning of the word.

<blockquote cite="http://www.lyricsfreak.com/k/kinks/79021.html">
Well I'm not the world's most masculine man,<br>
but I know what I am and that I'm a man,<br>
and so is Lola.<br>
Lo lo lo Lola. Lo lo lo Lola
<cite>Kinks</cite></blockquote>

 

[Mitja]

Yuck... In my browser (Mozilla Suite), at least, the text overlaps the
title graphic in a way that makes it unreadable.

So it does in Opera...

 

[Toby Inkster]

<blockquote cite="http://www.lyricsfreak.com/k/kinks/79021.html">
Well I'm not the world's most masculine man,<br>
but I know what I am and that I'm a man,<br>
and so is Lola.<br>
Lo lo lo Lola. Lo lo lo Lola
<cite>Kinks</cite></blockquote>

BLOCKQUOTE can't contain text directly. Need a P in there.

 

[Hywel Jenkins]

Microsoft do not know the meaning of the word "obtrusive". That's why they
can't compete with Google, which stick to light-weight. That's also why
they are the victims of spyware, viruses, etc.

What are you talking about? Sounds like "wittering" to me.

 

[Andy Dingley]

Microsoft Outlook is my email program.

No it isn't, it's the Ukraine's email program - even your copy of it.

_Especially_ your copy of it. You are so 0wned.

How do I make this happen?

You don't.
Please never _EVER_ think of sending promotional emails like this ever
again.

 

[Adrienne]

Gazing into my crystal ball I observed Toby Inkster <usenet200504
@tobyinkster.co.uk> writing in @tobyinkster.co.uk:

BLOCKQUOTE can't contain text directly. Need a P in there.

You're right, and I didn't check it before posting... late at night, etc.
Who knew Usenet would throw an error?

 

[Animesh Kumar]

Lola wrote:




Leif wrote:




Travis Newbury wrote:




Leif, many people to receive that E-mail will hear any sound. I can only
imagine what nasty HTML accompanies that flyer, so it will not be visible
to many either.

Those who can hear the sound will probably be annoyed. Am I the only one who
listens to music while using the computer?

People need to read more about the harms of Flash, sounds (even menu item
clunks), and Microsoft-specific traffic.

Roy

What is all this noise about automatically playing emails? It can be
very helpful for blind-people (with some assistance), for example. Or a
person working elsewhere and hearing his/her emails.

In the end, everything can be used constructively or destructively. It
is for us to choose the right one with our judgement.

Best
A

 

[Leif K-Brooks]

What is all this noise about automatically playing emails? It can be
very helpful for blind-people (with some assistance), for example. Or a
person working elsewhere and hearing his/her emails.

A blind person will already have software installed to read their
emails. They won't need the email to do anything special. If the email
does, it will serve as an annoyance to everyone.

 

[Animesh Kumar]

A blind person will already have software installed to read their
emails. They won't need the email to do anything special. If the email
does, it will serve as an annoyance to everyone.

Oh well, it can be argued this way. But if my email program can play
(pronounce) the email, I dont need the extra assistance software. It
could be used for non-blind situations too; for instance, my mother does
not likes reading things on the monitor.

Best
B

 

[kchayka]

What is all this noise about automatically playing emails? It can be
very helpful for blind-people (with some assistance),

Is there some reason you think that blind people don't already use
assistive technology that reads their email out loud, using settings
that they prefer (like what voice to use, speed, etc.)? What about those
that use a braille device instead?

It's just plain rude to automatically play a sound file. Period.