For those that care about this I found this info today. I found it intersting becuase nearly everything I've read so far has said the opposite yet no hard numbers or studies were referenced in the other articles. Morry Text Beats HTML for Results A September 2001 survey by IMT Strategies shows text messages got higher click and conversion rates, while HTML email bounced more often and produced more unsubscribes. Stats at a glance: a.. 18.5 percent clicked through on text messages, while HTML collected 15.6 percent CTR. b.. Text email got a 9 percent conversion rate, with 5.3 percent for HTML. c.. 7.7 percent of HTML email bounced, compared with 7.4 percent for text. d.. 3.2 percent of HTML email generated unsubscribes, compared with 1.2 percent. __________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe send a blank message with unsubscribe in the subject to webproducers-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To access our webform (instead of sending e-mail) for popular commands including subscribe, unsubscribe, digest, and vacation visit www.WebProducers.org. You can also access the list archive at the website. Questions and comments are welcome just e-mail info at webproducers dot org