In this ninth part of a ten-part series, you'll learn how to use a couple of methods provided by Swift Mailer to directly embed attachments into email messages. These can be very helpful when sending newsletters that contain numerous images, which you dont want to be filtered and discarded by popular web-based email systems such as Hotmail and Yahoo.
- Among the huge variety of email libraries written in PHP 5, there's one that stands out from the rest due to its well-structured programming interface, strict use of the object-oriented paradigm, and (if all of these features aren't good enough for you), its incredibly flat learning curve.
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Embedding Attachments into Email Messages with Swift Mailer
Posted: February 25th, 2010, 7:00am MST
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Posted: February 18th, 2010, 7:00am MST
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Posted: February 8th, 2010, 7:00am MST
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Securing a Linux Wireless Access Point
Posted: February 4th, 2010, 7:00am MST
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Building a Linux Wireless Access Point
Posted: February 2nd, 2010, 7:00am MST
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