Is JavaScript supported in an email message?

+4 A:

No, generally speaking email readers do not allow javascript.

jsight 2010-06-16 14:42:43

+1 A:

For most mail clients, no.

Mervyn 2010-06-16 14:43:06

+3 A:

Javascript is not supported in emails.

Ardman 2010-06-16 14:44:10

That is not true. At least Outlook and Outlook Express support Javascript, which is one of the many reasons to avoid them (for security reasons).

PauliL 2010-06-16 16:24:49

@PauliL: That depends if your Restricted Sites zone settings allow it.

Ardman 2010-06-17 07:30:39

+1 A:

It may be, but mail clients won't read it & mail servers may reject it. So leave it out.

Ed B 2010-06-16 14:45:10

+2 A:

You aren't going to get executable JavaScript onto a server and into a mail client. But emails DO support links, you can always link to your content within an email.

Sam152 2010-06-16 14:46:21

+1 A:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_e-mail_clients

Louts notes, Mozilla Thunderbird, Outlook Express and Windows Live Mail all seem to support some sort of JavaScript execution. Nothing else does. It seems like a bad idea security-wise, so I would expect this to be a feature that won't always be there even in these clients.

MatthewMartin 2010-06-16 15:00:01

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