Newsletter software and bulk email software SuperMailer, Alternative browser link, Online version of newsletter, show newsletter in browser

The alternative browser link can be placed in the text part of the email (only in multipart emails) or at the beginning of the HTML email. The recipient can click on the link to show the newsletter in the defined default browser, e.g. pictures not shown correctly in the email.

Embedded images will be uploaded to the web space if you use the Newsletter archive than you can upload the images to the same FTP folder this will save web space.

In the HTML part you must select the text which should be the link. Click on the button "Link" after than click on the button to insert a placeholder and select [AltBrowserLink].

In Source code window (only HTML variant) you must insert HTML comments  and . While showing newsletter in browser the link or text with link will be removed.

Option

Hints

Domain incl. directory

Enter the complete URL with http:// and directory. The directory must be corresponded with the FTP directory or the upload directory in the script upload.php .

Hint:
Is the URL not correct than SuperMailer will generate an error message and you must correct the URL.

Filename of script

Enter the name of PHP script. The script must have the file extension .php otherwise it will not be executed. In the filename of the script you should only use the letters A-Z (a-z), the numbers 0..9 and underline or hyphen.

Select the transfer mode which SuperMailer should use to upload the files and the script.
Select FTP in order to let the data directly transferred by FTP. This is the recommended variant.

In firms it is often not possible to set up a direct FTP connection, in this case you should select the transmission with help of the upload script by HTTP. See also: setting up the upload script

FTP upload

Connection type	Select connection type. At login area of your web space provider you can find information about required connection type. You can select: FTP (Port 21), unsecured FTPS (explicit FTPS, Port 21), secured FTPS (implicit FTPS, Port 990), secured SFTP (Port 22), secured, based on SSH
Port	Change port only when your web space provider requires this explicitly.
FTP Server	Enter the FTP server name or IP address of FTP server. Information for the FTP server you can get from your ISP.
FTP Username / FTP Password	Enter username and password for FTP access. Information for the FTP server you can get from your ISP.
FTP directory	Select the FTP directory to upload the files and the script. In order to select the directory you must specify FTP server, username and password. Hint: FTP directory and domain incl. directory must correspond.
Use passive mode	The option "Use passive mode" should be selected for (A)DSL connection or if problems occur while uploading the scripts.

HTTP Upload

URL of upload script

If you have decided to use the variant to transmit the scripts per upload script.
See also setting up the upload script

Enter the HTTP request inclusive name of the upload script.

Select "Let fields for personalizing in the email text, link should contain the fields" to create a personalized browser link.

If your email text contains to many fields than the link could be cut by the browser in this case not all fields will be submitted to the script.

The variant "Remove all fields for personalizing" removes all personalizing fields from the email text the email could be unreadable.

Use the variant "Replace with following texts (undefined fields will be deleted)" to define replacements for the personalizing fields.

When text contains spintax, a randomly assembled text is displayed in the browser, not the text currently visible in email program.

When infobar is activated, a bar with subscribe, unsubscribe, translation, newsletter archive, newsletter archive as RSS feed and a possibilty to share one Facebook and Twitter is showed always fixed at top of page.

You can use our upload script upload.php as substitute for FTP transfers. This script can be found in your SuperMailer directory. You have to upload this script once via FTP to your web space, after that you can upload files without FTP. This script should be reconfigured before uploading it, so that your upload files are copied into the right directory.

hint
You should change the filename of this script, because that not everyone can put files on your web space.

# Upload directory with / at the end of path
# the upload directory is the complete directory from the root directory
# the directory can be differ from ftp upload directory
# under linux you should chmod the directory with rights 777

$UPLOADDIR="/home/www/tracking/";

Color scheme	Select color scheme, click on "Sample preview" to see a sample.
Language of newsletter content	Select language of newsletter content this information will be send to Google Translator as source language. You can add own languages, enter correct language code so Google Translator can recognize language.
Links to be displayed	You can change the visible identifiers and URLs. Activate a link to display it in infobar. Hints to links: Links translation, newsletter archive, newsletter archive as RSS feed will be ever shown right aligned in infobar, all other links left aligned. Unsubscribe link is automatically removed as soon as Facebook or Twitter link is clicked, so that no personal data is transmitted to the social network.
Optional: HTML code directly after infobar	Enter your own HTML code that should be inserted after infobar or exactly before your newsletter content. e.g. <p> </p><p> </p> inserts 2 blank lines so that beginning of newsletter is not under infobar.