Emails with "display:none"

Ryan · Jun 6, 2006

Emails I send through Outlook appear blank, however when looking at the source I see the
text I wrote with the HTML tag "display:none".

So I've sent myself an email--it showed up blank--then forwarded to myself again. The
forwarded email shows the text fine, as well as the original text in my first email.

I think the "display:none" is the problem, but I don't know why it's being put into the email.

Thank you for your help.
Ryan

Below I've posted some of the source from the "blank" email:
-----------------------

<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns

="urn:schemas-microsoft-com

ffice

ffice" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com

ffice:word" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">

<head>
<META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii">
<meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)">
<style>
<!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:Tahoma;
panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{color

urple;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.EmailStyle17
{mso-style-type

ersonal-compose;
font-family:Tahoma;
color:windowtext;
display:none;
font-weight:bold;}
@page Section1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;}
div.Section1
{page:Section1;}
-->
</style>

</head>

<body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple>

<div class=Section1>

So here is my first test.<o

></o

>

<o

> </o

>

Please make it a good one<o

></o

>

<o

> </o

>

This part was changed font<o

></o

>

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William Lefkovics [MVP] · Jun 6, 2006

Similar to a phishing technique I used to use.

Stop using Word as your email editor and life will return to normal.

Ryan said:
Emails I send through Outlook appear blank, however when looking at the
source I see the
text I wrote with the HTML tag "display:none".

So I've sent myself an email--it showed up blank--then forwarded to myself
again. The
forwarded email shows the text fine, as well as the original text in my
first email.

I think the "display:none" is the problem, but I don't know why it's being
put into the email.

Thank you for your help.
Ryan

Below I've posted some of the source from the "blank" email:
-----------------------

<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml"
xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-comfficeffice"
xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-comffice:word"
xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">

<head>
<META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii">
<meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)">
<style>

</style>

</head>

<body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple>

<div class=Section1>

So here is my first
test.<o></o>

<o> </o>

Please make it a good
one<o></o>

<o> </o>

This part was changed
font<o></o>

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Ute · Jun 17, 2006

I have the exact same problem. How do I stop using Word ... and change it to
what? How do I do that? What should be my email editor? ... Thank you for
your time!!

William Lefkovics said:
Similar to a phishing technique I used to use.

Stop using Word as your email editor and life will return to normal.

Ryan said:

Emails I send through Outlook appear blank, however when looking at the
source I see the
text I wrote with the HTML tag "display:none".

So I've sent myself an email--it showed up blank--then forwarded to myself
again. The
forwarded email shows the text fine, as well as the original text in my
first email.

I think the "display:none" is the problem, but I don't know why it's being
put into the email.

Thank you for your help.
Ryan

Below I've posted some of the source from the "blank" email:
-----------------------

<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml"
xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-comfficeffice"
xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-comffice:word"
xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">

<head>
<META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii">
<meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)">
<style>

</style>

</head>

<body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple>

<div class=Section1>

So here is my first
test.<o></o>

<o> </o>

Please make it a good
one<o></o>

<o> </o>

This part was changed
font<o></o>

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